Despite being shallow,Port Phillip Bay is home to an estimated 170-180 shipwrecks.
It is in the Melway - but you would never try to drive there. It is home to thousands of part-time residents who travel from around the world to spend summer there - but few Melburnians have ever visited.
With its natural beauty and wealth of attractions,it doesn't cost a fortune to enjoy the Garden State,writes Sandy Guy.
From wineries to spas,Anthony Dennis laps up the good life on the Mornington Peninsula.
Sheriden Rhodes discovers retro furnishings and a personal chef in Australia's most alluring seaside retreats.
<b>Portsea</b><br><b>Excellent and famous beach on the Mornington Peninsula</b><br>Portsea is a popular,but rather exclusive,seaside holiday resort of some 550 people located 6 metres above sea-level and 93 km south of Melbourne. Visitors can take the scenic route along the Nepean Highway or hasten their journey via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway which will take them as far as<a href="VICRosebud.shtml">Rosebud</a>.