Our free Interactive Phillip Island Street Directory and Map below includes Satellite views. The entire island can be explored! Every street is mapped, just zoom in for the details. Switch to the satellite view and instantly see the topography of Phillip Island. Of special interest are the Penguin Parade and Phillip Island Nature Park reserves, the wreck of the SS Speke (ext. link to online Video Documentary) or race track! Point and click on the "+" or "-" symbols to zoom in or out. Pan the Phillip Island map by clicking on the direction arrows or hold down your mouse button and "slide" the map. Alternate between straight and clear maps to actual satellite views of Phillip Island (or a hybrid of both). The satellite imagery will zoom to a certain level; with the map you can zoom in further to make planning your drive or trip to Phillip Island easy. Enjoy!
How to Get to Phillip Island
Overview: Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia, is only 140 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. The route is simple and direct with no difficult turns or small streets. It is very well signposted along the entire journey. Most of the drive is on recently completed divided road, with two lanes in each direction for your comfort and safety.
Driving Instructions: Travel from Melbourne on the South Eastern Freeway (the toll way applies only for the first inner city area) for appx 45 minutes. After you pass signs indicating Dandenong just keep going, a few kilometres straight on and you will see large green freeway signs clearly indicating a turn off from the left lane to Phillip Island.
You are now on the start of the South Gippsland Highway which will take you all the way (another hour appx) to a large roundabout with very clear signs indicating "turn right at roundabout" to Phillip Island. Turn right like the sign says. From then on its straight ahead, through San Remo fishing village, over the bridge and you are on Phillip Island!
The nature of this eroded and exposed rock base on the side of Phillip Island that faces into Bass Strait leads to only low level vegetation growth. It is fragile and hence this coastline of Phillip Island is not developed for commercial or housing purposes. The rocky nature of this coast provides a perfect and safe habitat for natural Island wildlife such as the Fur Seals and Little Penguins (Fairy Penguins). The sand dune and surface sediment build-up makes it possible for the Penguins to build burrows (nests) and raise their chicks. It remains however a precarious task, as wild weather and human visitation can quickly destroy the delicate layer in which these flightless birds make their home. To protect and promote the natural wonders and wildlife of Phillip Island, the Phillip Island Nature Park was formed in the late 1990's, combining the resources and management of the Penguin Parade, the Koala Conservation Centre, Churchill Island and many other important places on Phillip Island. We hope you enjoy your visit to Phillip Island, and anything we can do to assist you plan your holiday, trip or accommodation - or any enquiry at all you may have - just contact us using our 7 Day a Week online contact service! Thankyou and once again, welcome to Phillip Island!
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