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Short history of the Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry
September 19th, 2011
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For visitors to the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento on the shores of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, the car ferry that links the two is a familiar sight, and there is no better reason to look at the history of it than today: the 24th anniversary of the first sailing of the service.
Electrolysis – but you don’t do hair removal?
June 3rd, 2011
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If you are eagle eyed during your travels around Melbourne, you might have spotted one of these signs. Despite what the plate says, this isn’t some kind of bizarre advertising for a hair removal clinic!
Raymond Island Ferry
June 3rd, 2011
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As a born and bred Victorian, when I think “car ferry” I picture the big vessels used on the Queenscliff – Sorrento run across Port Phillip Heads, not the dinky little punts used to cross rivers. However, Victoria does have one such ferry: crossing the 152 metre wide McMillan Strait between Paynesville and Raymond Island in the Gippsland Lakes.
