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Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Stunning coastal circuit hosting MotoGP and Superbikes with a museum and driving experience centre.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Mount Martha
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Mount Martha
Mount Martha sits on the route: 10 minutes from Safety Beach, 32km from Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
Mount Martha is in Victoria, Australia, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Safety Beach, about 6 km away.
Mount Martha is a suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Mount Martha recorded a population of 19,846 at the 2021 census.
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located on the southeastern shores of Port Phillip and offers a bathing beach. A boardwalk winds its way for more than 5 kilometres (3 mi) along the Balcombe Creek, its North beach mouth to the Briars Historic Park. The suburb's highest point bears the area's name and reaches 160 metres (520 ft). The peak was named in 1836 after Captain William Hobson's mother, Martha Jones.
It marks the start of the Selwyn fault, a geological formation that runs to the eastern Dandenong Ranges.
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What is there to see near Mount Martha?
Within an hour or so of Mount Martha: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (32 km), Sandown Raceway (38 km), Luna Park Melbourne (44 km), Albert Park Circuit (47 km).
Where is Mount Martha?
Mount Martha is in Victoria, Australia, about 6 km from Safety Beach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,846
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -38.2667, 145.0167
Emergency & Services
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112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
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Worth the detour from Mount Martha
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
47 km · about 55 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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