Beaches and foreshores
Calm bay beaches with stretches of white and golden sand, typically featuring beach boxes, jetties, and well-kept foreshore reserves. The shoreline is gently sloping with sheltered, predictable water conditions and minimal surf. Backed by grassed areas and coastal vegetation, these locations offer easy access, clear sightlines, and consistent natural light, making them well-suited to lifestyle, family, and refined coastal scenes.
Front Beaches (Port Phillip Bay)
Mount Martha beach, Mount Martha
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A sandy beach backed by sandstone cliffs, with elevated views across Port Phillip Bay. Features include colourful bathing boxes, stepped access points, and varied terrain. Generally calm water with minimal surf.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
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Sorrento front beach, Sorrento
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A sheltered bay location with calm, shallow water and a wide sandy shoreline. Open sightlines extend across Port Phillip Bay, with minimal surf and stable conditions. Features include timber jetties, beach huts, and low coastal vegetation. The foreshore is easily accessible, with consistent natural light and a clean, uninterrupted horizon.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
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Portsea front beach, Portsea
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A sheltered bay beach with calm, shallow water and a broad sandy shoreline. Open views across Port Phillip Bay with minimal surf and consistent conditions. Features include a prominent pier, sections of beach huts, and low coastal vegetation, with easy foreshore access.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
Contact: event.permits@mornpen.vic.gov.au
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Mothers beach, Mornington
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A compact, sheltered beach within a gently enclosed bay, creating a more defined shoreline. Close to the township, it features calm, protected water and a tighter foreshore. A timber pier anchors the setting, with nearby structures adding a more contained, built-in backdrop.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
Contact: event.permits@mornpen.vic.gov.au
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Canadian Bay/Half-Moon Bay, Mount Eliza
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Canadian Bay Beach in Mount Eliza is a peaceful stretch of sand with calm, shallow water, open views across the bay, and a relaxed, local feel shaped by weathered beach boxes and wide sky.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
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Mills beach, Mornington
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Mills beach is a scenic stretch of golden sand framed by native coastal vegetation and the iconic Mornington Peninsula bathing boxes. It features calm, shallow waters, a grassy picnic reserve, stone seawall, a bridge crossing Tanti Creek and a small car park, and offers a quieter foreshore setting along the bay.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
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Schnapper Point, Mornington
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Set on a clifftop, this space offers stunning 360 views over Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Pier, the yacht club and a path that descends down to the beautiful, rocky shoreline.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
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Rosebud foreshore, Rosebud
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Rosebud Foreshore is a vibrant coastal destination featuring expansive lawns, sweeping views across Port Phillip Bay and easy access to nearby shops and a skate park.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
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Capel Sound foreshore, Capel Sound
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A long, open stretch of foreshore with calm bay waters, a broad sandy beach, and a relaxed seaside atmosphere, shaped by gentle waves, grassy picnic areas, and uninterrupted coastal views.
Land Manager: Capel Sound Foreshore Committee of Management
Contact: info@capelsoundforeshore.com.au
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Back Beaches (Bass Strait/ocean side)
Exposed ocean beaches characterised by rugged cliffs, rock platforms, and active surf conditions. The shoreline shifts between sand, reef, and tidal pools, with strong tides and constant wave movement. Backed by natural coastal vegetation and uneven terrain, these sites have limited access points and changing conditions, making them suited to large-scale visuals, atmospheric scenes, and high-energy coastal activity.
Point Nepean back beach, Portsea
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An exposed ocean beach with long stretches of sand, strong surf conditions, and extensive dune systems. Backed by low coastal vegetation, the site has limited shelter, clear sightlines along the shoreline, and direct exposure to prevailing coastal weather.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
Contact: events@parks.vic.gov.au
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Bushrangers Bay, Cape Schanck
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A secluded coastal bay framed by rugged cliffs and dense native vegetation, accessed via a winding coastal track. The shoreline combines rock platforms and coarse sand, with powerful ocean swells and striking natural textures creating a dramatic, untamed setting ideal for atmospheric coastal scenes.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
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Cape Schanck lighthouse reserve, Cape Schanck
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A dramatic coastal reserve characterised by rugged cliffs, windswept headlands, and expansive ocean views. The landscape features raw natural textures, native vegetation, and striking rocky formations, creating a powerful and atmospheric setting suited to wide coastal shots and moody, nature-driven scenes.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
Contact: events@parks.vic.gov.au
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Gunnamatta beach, Fingal
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A wild, windswept coastline with powerful surf, wide sandy dunes, and a raw, untamed atmosphere, shaped by crashing waves, shifting light, and a strong sense of scale and movement.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
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Sorrento back beach, Sorrento
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A broad, open surf beach with rolling waves, pale sand, and low coastal shrubs, defined by strong ocean energy, changing light, and long views along exposed headlands and shoreline.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
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Rye / Blairgowrie back beaches
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A broad, open surf beach with rolling waves, pale sand, and low coastal shrubs, defined by strong ocean energy, changing light, and long views along exposed headlands and shoreline.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
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Westernport Bay beaches
Sheltered bay beaches with a mix of mudflats, sand, and tidal inlets, shaped by large tidal movement and quiet water conditions. The shoreline is often shallow and expansive at low tide, with coastal vegetation, mangroves, and saltmarsh in places. These locations have a more subdued, natural character with soft horizons and minimal surf, suitable for low-key coastal scenes and environmental settings.
Flinders foreshore, Flinders
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A scenic coastal stretch with a gently curving shoreline, clear open views across the water, and a relaxed maritime feel. The area combines sandy edges with coastal vegetation and easy access points, creating a natural, versatile backdrop suited to a range of outdoor and waterfront scenes.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
Contact: event.permits@mornpen.vic.gov.au
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Hastings foreshore, Hastings
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A sheltered waterfront with a broad, gently sloping shoreline and calm, shallow waters. Framed by coastal vegetation and open bay views, the area has a quiet, working harbour feel with natural textures and soft light, creating a versatile backdrop for relaxed outdoor and waterfront settings.
Land Manager: Mornington Peninsula Shire
Contact: event.permits@mornpen.vic.gov.au
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