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 Welcome to Port Fairy 
Port Fairy History
The bay on which the town is situated was discovered in the late 1820s when a sealer, Captain James Wishart, sought shelter from a fierce southern storm. His relief in finding such a shelter prompted him to name the area Port Fairy, after his small cutter , "The Fairy". Later sealers and whalers from Tasmania fished the southern coast of Victoria on a regular basis, from the early 1830s. John Griffiths, a ship builder and entrepreneur, from Launceston, set up a permanent whaling station in 1835, on what is now known as Griffiths Island, just off the coast.
Port Fairy Today
Port Fairy retains its historic charm, with its magnificent river and sandy ocean beaches has become a popular holiday destination. Boating and fishing, swimming, sailboarding and surfing, along with a wide range of accommodation options, make Port Fairy an ideal holiday destination.
Port Fairy Accommodation
Staying in Port Fairy? Our accommodation directory has a huge variety of accommodation listed, see the Port Fairy accommodation here. If you own a rental property in Pt Fairy please check your details. The list of all the accommodation available in Port Fairy is [ here ] attraction of the many beautiful buildings in this small town of less than 3000 people.
 Port Fairy Folk Festival
Another fantastic Folky! We have over 100 images on line from the 2008 Folk Festival, please leave any comments you may have. If you would like specific images please leave a message in the Folk Festival General Forum [ click here ]
Port Fairy Business Directory
The Port Fairy Business Directory has Food & Wine, Entertainment, Accommodation, Retail, Medical, Transport & much more. The listings in the Port Fairy Business directory are free, if you have a business in the Port Fairy area, please register on our site to add details of your business. By registering you will be able to edit your listing .. go here to directory free business listing here
Port Fairy Community Forums
Get all the local info here: General topics Folk Festival, Fishing Reports, News, Port Fairy classifieds. Local News courtesy of Moyne Gazette. If you want to keep up to date, subscribe to our RSS Feed for latest news in the Community forums (by clicking on the rss logo)
Port Fairy Real Estate
Port Fairy has a huge variety of property for sale. Esplanade / Beach-front homes, Historic property, Investment / Holiday property, Small & Large Rural farms & hobby farms, Businesses & Commercial Property. If you're considering investing in Port Fairy Real Estate visit the Port Fairy Real Estate Agents [ here ] .
View all Agents Real Estate at Port Fairy for sale from realestate.com.au use link below
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Port Fairy Images
Our Port Fairy Image Gallery has over 700 photos of Port Fairy & surrounding districts. Images of Seals, Koalas, Boats, Folk Festival, Fireworks, Ocean, River Moyne, Historic Buildings & many more. Its well worth a look. |
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Posted By Pt Fairy
- 12 November 2009
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IT'S been a whale of a season along the Great Ocean Road and it seems there will be more to come. Visits by southern right whales to areas stretching from Barwon
Heads to Portland have been... Read More |
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Posted By Pt Fairy
- 31 July 2009
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PORT Fairy's historic lifeboat will depart on its longest-ever ocean
voyage in the next fortnight to join commemorative events at Portland
for the 150th anniversary of one of Australia's worst mari... Read More |
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Posted By Pt Fairy
- 13 July 2009
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TOURIST operators are having a whale of a time in the south-west, with
several of the giant marine mammals lapping up the region's rugged
coast. While visitor numbers plummeted across Victoria in t... Read More |
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Posted By Pt Fairy
- 16 June 2009
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During a half-hour battle, Bruce Ludeman, Sam Baulch, Steve Rhook
and Lindsay Monaghan reeled in the catch of a lifetime, 35 kilometres
south of Port Fairy. Warrnambool Off Shore Fishing Club off... Read More |
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Posted By Pt Fairy
- 06 June 2009
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THE Standard's Buy Locally challenge is receiving widespread support -- from Cooriemungle to Yambuk. South-west residents are signing on in droves to the campaign, which aims to protect the region'... Read More |
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Posted By Pt Fairy
- 25 May 2009
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Abalone divers in south-west Victoria are confident
the industry will bounce back from a disease that has crippled it for
almost three years. The virus, ganglioneuritis, began infecting wild a... Read More |
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