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Port Campbell information & attractions - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide (433 words) |
 | The holiday seaside town of Port Campbell is located on the scenic Great Ocean Road, between Warrnambool to the west and Lavers Hill and Cape Otway in the east. |
 | Port Campbell is a popular tourist destination primarily because it is so closely surrounded by some of the Great Ocean Road's most famous and scenic coastal attractions. |
 | Located in the town centre is Port Campbell Bay which is an inlet of water surrounded by the Port Campbell National Park and it includes an attractive foreshore area, a calm sandy beach swimming area, and a jetty. |
| Walkabout - Port Campbell (2700 words) |
 | Port Campbell is an attractive, almost sleepy, windswept little fishing village which is set on a natural gorge at the mouth of Campbells Creek. |
 | Port Campbell was named after a Captain Alexander Campbell who was affectionately known as 'the last of the buccaneers'. |
 | Port Campbell National Park was dedicated in 1964 and in 1981 it grew from its original size of 700 hectares to its current size of 1750 hectares. |