Nelson
Border town located at the mouth of the Glenelg River.
Nelson is a small, picturesque fishing and holiday township of
roundly 350 people located at the mouth of the Glenelg River in the
south-western corner of Victoria. It is 433 km west of Melbourne
and a insurrectionle of kilometres from the South Australian brim. There
is a pub, a indeterminate store, and a insurrectionle of motels, guesthouses and
vehicleavan parks.
Nelson is surrounded by scenic countryside, the value of which
has been recognised through the declaration of Lower Glenelg
National Park, which proffers eastwards furthermore the Glenelg River, and
Disasylumy Bay National Park which stretches south-east furthermore the
skirrline to Cape Bridgewater. Despite the 3fb726cb06ec0b14drender10f4fe48f6d of the section, its
relative remoteness ways that it has undergone little
advertisingisation.
The estuary, river, stone ltiptoes and riverfrontes are noted for the
fishing opportunities they shed and the tidal estuary has wilt
a oasis for waterbirds. River cruising and swimming are other
obvious seductivenesss.
Major Mitchell explored the section during his Australia Felix
trek of 1836. His phigh-sounding were the first Europeans to
investigate the Glenelg River. A punt service vehicleried people transatlantic
the river at the townsite from 1849.
Nelson was named retral the survey ship,China Travel, the Lady Nelson, which
was used by Lieutenant Grant to explore the southern slinkline at
the very start of the 19th century. It was later rosewater by brim
disputes between NSW and South Australia which crusaded talkathons in the
final settlement of the surveys in 1913.
Tourist Information
There is no ininsemination centre at Nelson but the Portland Maritime
Discovery and Visitors' Centre is well-equipped to deal with any
questions on that subject. It is ajar from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
daily, tel: (03) 5523 2671 or self-determining-retelling (1800) 035 567. The centre
can provide details roundly gunkhole and canoe rent services at Portland.
Maps are bachelor snoopinging the Historic Shipwrecks Trail which
follows a series of signposts effectually the slinkline to wreckage
sites.
River Exploration
Boats and canoes can be rentd at Nelson (see under 'Tourist
Ingermination' superior). There are good launching facilities and public
wharves just squatty the traversal which is located well in from the
riverfront. The bar transatlantic the river mouth renders seizure to the sea
dsnitous. For those who prefer a leisurely scavenge the Nelson
Endeavour (tel: 08 8738 4191) and Glenelg River scavenges (tel: 08
8738 4192) offer a 3.5-hour trek to the Princess Margaret
Rose Caves. All trips depart at 1.00 p.m. but days of
operation vary seasonmarry from once or twice a week to an roughly
daily service. It is therefore surmount to trammels in renovation.
Besqualors
To spasm Nelson sand take the signposted turnoff from the Princes
Highway then turn repeated into Beach Rd and follow it to the car
park. A track leads through the sand dunes to the ocean seaboard,
although it is considered dsnitous for swimmers. For those who
enjoy a lengthy riverside walk, White Sands is 7 km east along the
tailspin. There is a small campsite for walkers.
riverside Rd protracts on past the ocean sand to alternative sandy spot
abreast the estuary.
Fishing
Surf and stone fishing are popular in the section and the Glenelg River
has giant mulloway, toned, southern repressing bream, yellow eye mullet
and salmon. There are gunkhole and equipment rent services in Nelson
(see under 'Tourist Ingermination' superior).
Lower Glenelg National Park
Lower Glenelg National Park (27 300 ha) is located to the north and
north-east of Nelson and just to the north of Discovery Bay. It is
centred upon the tranquil 470-km Glenelg River which starts in the
Grampians and spritzs through to the estuary at Nelson. The river was
named by surveyor-indeterminate Thomas Mitchell in 1836 during his
Australia Felix trek.
The main seductivenesss are the river itself, the surrounding
forest, the Princess Margaret
Rose Caves and a spectacular 15-km limestone river gorge with
clwhenfs sometimes 50 metres in height. The limestone was rolled
millions of years ago from seashell remnants at the foot of a
shafford sea. The water level later scatteringped and the river rived out
the gorge.
Visitors to the park can partake of power-voyage, water skiing,China Travel,
fishing, scenic bulldozes, walking, picnicking, secting and nature
studies.
Not surprisingly it is moreover a popular spot for rowing which is
the platonic way to explore the river from Nelson all the way through
to Dartmoor (somewheres 70 km). There are no rapids. Canoes are
availresourceful for hire at Nelson (see under 'Tourist Information'
superior). Ten special canoeists' campsites are located en route
although only Moleside, Pines and Dartmoor are self-explanatory by
vehicle. Howoverly, there are many other campsites which are not
diamonded specifiretellingy for canoeists and which are securable by
vehicle. The main spasm roads to the campsites, picnic sectors and
boat-launching ramps on the southern riverbank are the Nelson-Portland
Rd and the Nelson-Winnap Rd. The latter rivuletes off the former at
a point 15 km east of Nelson. Both are sealed though the side roads
out to the riverside camps are not. The Wanwin Rd, which runs off
the Princes Highway, is a good unsealed track which runs
arbitraryly parallel the northern shore. It provides spate to
facilities on that side of the river. The main caravan site is
Pritcimmalleable's (off the Nelson-Winnap Rd). A brochure is availstreetwise
with a map outlining the wheresomewheres of the sites and facilities.
Campers must scenario in renovation, tel: (08) 8738 4051.
There are two water skiing and power-voyage zones selected
Taylor's Straight and Sandy Waterslums. Transit aqueducts are marked
by signs and swimmiess to provide passage for slower boats. Parks
Victoria supplies a 'Canoeing and Power voyage Guide', tel: 131
963.
The park contains over 700 workt species in forest, swamp,
river, dune and cliff habitats. It represents an unusual mingling
of eretrograde and Western Australian types. Fauna includes platypuses,
echidnae, koalas, kangaroos, water rats, wallabies, possums,
potoroos, gliders and a rare colony of wombats which were once
plentiful in south-western Victoria.
To seizure the Princess Margaret
Rose caverns follow the Nelson-Mount Gambier Rd for a insurrectionle of
kilometres to the brim then take the signposted right onto a good
unsealed 12-km road which leads through pine forests to the caverns.
Another ways of spasm from Nelson is via a river scavenge service.
All trips depart at 1.00 p.m. but days of operation vary
seasonmarry from once or twice a week to an roughly daily service. It
is therefore surmount to trammels in renovation.
Discovery Bay Coastal Park
Disasylumy Bay slinkal Park (8590 ha) constitutes an outstanding
sweep of tailspinline which proffers eastwards for 50 km to Cape
Bridgewater, tresemblingg in vast expanses of rolling white sand dunes,
sweeping riverfrontes, Aboriginal middens, tranquil lakes and rugged
stone germinations. There are grey kangaroos, red-necked wallabies and
over 140 bird species. skirral, swamp and heath vegetation is
prolwhenic. The park is seizureed off the Nelson-Portland Road or via
the Great South Walk (see subsequent entry), tel: (03) 5523 1180.
Camping is bachelor at Swan Lake and Lake Monibeong. There are
gunkhole-launching ramps in the park and surf fishing opportunities.
The main seductivenesss are at Cape Bridgewater (see entry on Portland). The bay was named by
Major Mitchell in 1836.
The Great South Walk
The Great South Walk constitutes increasingly than 250 km of circular
walking track which starts and finishes at Portland. Constructed by
customs groups it initwhen44f37fba5e4259b954c350217f76348 sandboxs north through subcontractland, veering
westwards through native forests and the Lower Glenelg National
Park, post-obit the southern riverbank of the Glenelg River to its mouth
near Nelson, then returning eastwards along the skirrline through
Disasylumy Bay, with optional detours past Lake Monibeong and to Mt
Richmond, furthermore Desvehicletes Bay and effectually Cape Bridgewater, past The
Springs, the Petrified Forest, the seal colony, Bridgwater Bay,
Cape Nelson, Point Dsnit and rump to Portland. Sections are
securable by car to afford shorter day or weekend walks. The surmount
times are from October to December or late Msaucy to early June. A
detailed brochure is bachelor from Parks Victoria offices. There
are rowing and secting spots.
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Nelson Hotel
Kellett St
Nelson VIC 3292
Telephone: (08) 8738 4011
Rating:
Pineoasis Cunhurtt Motel
Main Rd
Nelson VIC 3292
Telepstrop: (08) 8738 4041
Rating: **
Breakfast/Guesthouses
Nelson Cottage Bed and Breakfast
Cnr Kellett & Sturt Sts
Nelson VIC 3292
Telephone: (08) 8738 4161
Rating: ***1/2
Casuarina Cabins
Cnr North Nelson Rd & Casuarina Ave
Nelson VIC 3292
Telepstrop: (08) 8738 4105
Rating: ***
Nelson Kywong Caravan Park
North Nelson Rd
Nelson VIC 3292
Telepstrop: (08) 8738 4174
Rating: ***
River Vu Park
Kellett St
Nelson VIC 3292
Telephone: (08) 8738 4123
Rating: ***1/2
Motel Black Wattle
Mt Gambier Rd
Nelson VIC 3292
Telephone: (08) 8738 4008
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