About Apollo Bay
Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern
Victoria, Australia. Apollo Bay is situated on the
eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the
Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in
the Colac Otway Shire. Apollo Bay
had a population of 1,095 at the 2011 Australian
census.
Apollo Bay is now a tourist destination, though it is
smaller and quieter than other nearby
places such as Lorne. It is also host to the annual
Apollo Bay Music Festival and the Great
Ocean Sports Festival.
In winter to spring, southern right whales come to
the area mainly to breed, to give birth their calves,
and to rise them in the warmer, calm
waters of South Australia during their migration
season. Less frequently, humpback whales can be
seen off the coast.