The wide mouth of the Powlett River is where fresh water meets the sea and kids can run free, near Kilcunda beach.
The mouth of the Powlett River is a lovely spot to while away an afternoon. The wide, slow moving river is ideal for kayakers or a spot of fishing.
Highlights of Powlett River
- At times a sand bar blocks the river’s course to the ocean, making a crossing to the other side of the river
- Kilcunda Nature Conservation Reserve sits on the banks of the river and is a haven for Australian critters, including wallabies, possums, and echidnas. Be sure to look to the sky and spot the outgoing warblers, honeyeaters and flycatchers
- The mouth of Powlett River is your playground on a hot summer’s day, so take your boogie boards, kayaks and inflatable rafts
- The rips and reefs make Cemetery Point, at the opening of Powlett River, an ideal beach fishing spot
- Drop a line in at the estuary and fill your esky with bream, yellow eye mullet, sea mullet, flounder, and estuary perch
Explore Riverside Towns
Wonthaggi
This bustling township has a thriving retail scene and is the place to refuel and stock up.
Archies Creek & Dalyston
This rich dairy country boasts windy roads begging to be explored on a Sunday Drive through cartoonishly-green hills that salute the sun and rain.
Kilcunda
The town centre is blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of small, but with fabulous eateries and coastside views, it’s well worth a stop.