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DON'T MISS
BRAE IN BIRREGURRA
Given the success chef Dan Hunter had at the Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld (
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, the Birregurra tourism
guys must've been licking their lips for several reasons when they heard he was moving to their town to open his
new restaurant,
Brae
( 03-5236 2226;
www.braerestaurant.com
;
4285 Cape Otway Rd, Birregurra; 8-course
tasting plates per person $180; noon-3pm Fri-Mon, from 6pm Thu-Sun) .
Opening its doors at the time of research, Brae takes over from the much-loved Sunnybrae, with its farmhouse
getting a refit by renowned architects Six Degrees, and using whatever is growing in its 30 acres of organic gar-
dens. Reservations are essential, well in advance. Future plans include boutique accommodation on-site.
It's located in the small historic town of Birregurra between Colac and Lorne.
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Cumberland River
Just 7km southwest of Lorne is Cumberland River, starting point for a lovely 6km return
walk to Erskine Falls. There's also the wonderful
Cumberland River Holiday Park
( 03-5289 1790;
www.cumberlandriver.com.au
;
Great Ocean Rd; unpowered sites $37, en suite cabins from $105)
, a splendidly loc-
ated bushy camping ground next to the river and unique backdrop of craggy cliffs that rise
on the far side. The ocean beach offers surfing and swimming, but watch out for rips.
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Wye River
POP 140
The Great Ocean Road snakes spectacularly around the cliff-side from Cumberland River
before reaching this little town with big ideas. Nestled discreetly in the pretty (steep) hill-
sides are some modest holiday houses and a few grander steel-and-glass pole-frame struc-
tures built on the 'challenging' housing sites.
Sleeping & Eating
Wye River Foreshore Camping Reserve
( 03-5289 0412; sites $40; Nov-Apr)
offers camping in sum-
mer, while
Big4 Wye River Holiday
(
www.big4wyeriver.com.au
; 25 Great Ocean Rd; unpowered/powered sites from
$36/40, cabins from $100;
)
has sites and cabins year-round.
Holiday Great Ocean Road
(
03-5237
