Discover Somers
The district Somers of in Victoria with it's 1,427 citizens Somers is a district in Australia about 307 mi south-west of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 37% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
19°C (65 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Central Cowes Townhouses
PHILLIP ISLAND APARTMENTS
Comfort Resort Kaloha
RAMADA RESORT PHILLIP ISLAND-COWES
North Pier Hotel
The Coachman Motel & Units
Woodbyne Resort
Videos from this area
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Accommodation - Phillip Island Australia - Pre Travel Video
The park is in a spacious bush setting, only 4 kilometres from Cowes and close to the Penguin Parade, Seal Rocks and the Grand Prix Circuit. See Koalas just across the road at the Koala Conservatio...
Powered parachute flying near cowes philip island.Victoria Australia
Here we are flying on cowes beach front over looking the city of cowes Philip Island Victoria Australia, my buddy is in the Aerochute.
La costa de Sidney a Melbourne
Nuestro paso por la costa australiana entre Sidney y Melbourne. Our coastal trip from Sydney to Phillip Island (near Melbourne)
Mud Signals: QRP from Stony Point's mangroves
More 40 metres QRP SSB activity - this time from the mangroves of Stony Point. There were many stations on air due to Lighthouse weekend. Most contacts were with 5 watts though 500...
21/07/2011 ufo sighting at philip island Australia
last night i saw two of these in the sky, they went and disappeared in the same place in the sky, they were moving very quickly and i know they were not planes, i wasnt sure if i had the right...
WIDY Swimming in the sea off Philip Island
Flor, Flor and I went to Philip Island for two days, Weds and Thurs. Is incredibly small, and packed full of wildlife. Stayed in a cabin, saw seals, penguins, koalas and kangaroos. Ate fish...
Swimming off Phillip Island
This is just me and the family messing about with the Go-pro while swimming in the ocean off Phillip Island. Vic.
Backwards Video no. 2
First Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sUE8ZFwgiY. Our second backwards video, again on a playground. Songs: Brad Sucks; Making Me Nervous and The Gaslight Anthem; Red in the ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
HMAS Otama
HMAS Otama (SS 72/SSG 72) was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in Scotland, the submarine was commissioned into the RAN in 1978; the last of the class to enter service. Otama remained in service until late 2000, when she was decommissioned and sold to a Victorian community group, who planned to preserve the submarine as a museum ship.
Balnarring, Victoria
Balnarring is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern Mornington Peninsula about halfway between Hastings and Flinders. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Balnarring Beach, Victoria
Balnarring Beach is a town in Victoria, Australia, 2 km south of Balnarring. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula and in 2006 it was rated by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council as 'Australia's Cleanest Beach', out of 317 beaches in five states. It was previously known as Tulum Beach.
Bittern, Victoria
Bittern is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, 49 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district, as a part of the urban enclave on Westernport comprising Bittern, Hastings, Crib Point, Somerville, and Tyabb. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. It is served by Bittern railway station on the Stony Point greater-metropolitan line and by the 782 bus route operated by Peninsula Bus Lines between Frankston and Flinders.
Crib Point, Victoria
Crib Point is a town in, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line. Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.
Hastings, Victoria
For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation).
HMAS Cerberus (naval base)
HMAS Cerberus is the Royal Australian Navy's primary training establishment, located adjacent to Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is also an official bounded locality of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, HMAS Cerberus had a population of 1,085.
Merricks, Victoria
Merricks is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern Mornington Peninsula between Hastings and Flinders. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Merricks Beach, Victoria
Merricks Beach is a small seaside village on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria, Australia. It is located on the eastern side of the peninsula on the Western Port Bay. It is one of the few coastal places within a 100 km radius of Melbourne that has been basically untouched by development. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Merricks North, Victoria
Merricks North is a rural locality in the south side of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Point Leo, Victoria
Point Leo is a town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Point Leo Foreshore Reserve provides excellent waves for surfing and is one of the closest surf beaches to Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Point Leo had a population of 159.
Somers, Victoria
Somers is a small town approximately 72 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern corner of the Mornington Peninsula on Western Port. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Hastings railway station, Melbourne
Hastings is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hastings, on the Stony Point railway line. Hastings is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Bittern railway station
Bittern is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bittern, on the Stony Point railway line. Bittern is unmanned and is in Public Transport Victoria Zone 2.
Morradoo railway station
Morradoo is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, on the Stony Point railway line. Morradoo station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Crib Point railway station
Crib Point is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, on the Stony Point railway line. Crib Point is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Stony Point railway station
Stony Point is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, and is the terminus of the Stony Point railway line. Stony Point is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Cowes, Victoria
Cowes is the main township on Phillip Island in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is about two hours' drive from Melbourne and can also be reached by ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula. Cowes is located on the northern side of Phillip Island and faces towards French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, Cowes had a population of 4053.
Qantas Flight 1737
Qantas (QantasLink) Flight 1737 was an afternoon Australian domestic flight from Melbourne Airport to Launceston Airport, which was subject to an attempted hijacking on 29 May 2003.
Merricks railway station
Merricks railway station was located on the Red Hill railway line. The line was opened in 1921 and was one of the more short lived branch lines on the Victorian Railways closing in 1952 with many other smaller branch lines in the railways system.
Balnarring railway station
Balnarring railway station was located on the Red Hill railway line. The line was opened in 1921 and was one of the more short-lived branch lines on the Victorian Railways closing in 1953 along with a few other smaller branch lines in the railways system. Following official closure of the line, trains (railmotors) continued to run as far as Balnarring to cater for the Balnarring picnic races, Lord Somers camp and a Railway Historical Society tour in 1956.
Shire of Hastings
The Shire of Hastings was a local government area on the eastern Mornington Peninsula about 60 kilometres south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 304.6 square kilometres, and existed from 1960 until 1994.
Shire of Phillip Island
The Shire of Phillip Island was a local government area in Western Port about 120 kilometres south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 101.05 square kilometres, and existed from 1928 until 1994.
Sandstone Island
Sandstone Island is a small island located approximately one kilometre southeast of the Hastings foreshore in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Sandstone Island has an area of approximately 20 hectares and is adjacent to Jacks Beach. The island lies in an area where significant mangrove communities exist.
Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve
The Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve, or just Coolart, is an 87.5 ha estate on the Western Port coast of the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, south-eastern Australia, about 70 km south-east of Melbourne. It comprises a late 19th century mansion-like homestead and surrounding grounds west of the village of Somers. The homestead is set in a garden with adjacent wetlands and coastal woodlands with walking tracks. It is managed by Parks Victoria and is open to the public.