A seaside pub with a great bistro and fantastic views out over the water.

Watch the sunset on the deck, with a cold one in hand.

This mostly flat, 23-kilometre track follows the old Wonthaggi rail line, which serviced the region’s coal industry until the late 1970s.

While living in Alice Springs, Chris Baillie got hooked on cycling up and down huge dunes and along sandy river beds. He’s brought a little of his favourite desert pastime to Kilcunda, where he hosts beach cycling tours. The bikes here have slightly deflated tyres for gliding across the sand dunes, making the tours suitable for both casual and keen cyclists. Tours encircle either 10, 24 or 44 kilometres of the coastline, taking in sights from the Kilcunda Trestle Bridge to the mouth of the Powlett River, Wonthaggi Heathlands, Wonthaggi Wind Farm and the Bass Coast Rail Trail.

This seven-kilometre trail extends from Kilcunda to San Remo. It’s a two-hour one-way walk that winds along the coast and rewards with incredible views of rock formations, sandstone cliffs and secluded beaches shrouded by native flora, the striking blue of the Bass Strait for backdrop. The trail moseys from grass and rocks to sand underfoot, and you can duck down to a few beaches along the way. Spotted on our visit: one rabbit, one seal, one snake (a tiny one that slithered away), one blue-tongue lizard, and many, many butterflies. Pick up homemade quiches, sausage rolls, salads and cakes from the Kilcunda General Store to enjoy a picnic lunch on the beach part way, then return to sink a cold one at The Killy Pub.

At this luxurious coastal hideaway, you’ve got the Bass Strait on one side and the centre of town on the other. Magic.

A pocket-sized grocer that champions local farmers.

Sit on the deck and enjoy the view.