Childers Cove, Sandy Cove and Murnanes Bay offer wonderful seascapes and an impression of relative isolation even in peak times.
Visitors allowing extra time will be duly rewarded for taking the time to follow signs off the Ocean Road at Nirranda South and at Nullawarre, if approaching from Warrnambool and the west.
Childers Cove is where the wooden barque Children was wrecked after striking reefs close to shore.
19km west of Peterborough, turn off Great Ocean Road at Nirranda South
Length: variable | Time: 2 — 3 hrs
Fishing:
Even bottom at times, some productive gutters in winter. Great offshore scenery.
Species:
Australian salmon, snapper, gummy shark, skates and rays
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