2684 Princes Highway, Port Fairy VIC 3284, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Aug 1997 | $50,000 | $0 |
Price per m² based on land size of 329943 m².
The address is a house set on a very large block of land measuring 329,943 m². It offers substantial space for outdoor activities or future development.
The house sits on the Princes Highway in Port Fairy, about 28 km west of Warrnambool and roughly 290 km west of Melbourne. It is centrally positioned within the town of Port Fairy.
Talara is approximately 1.4 km away, the historic Griffiths Island weather station site is about 1.5 km distant, and Little River Beach can be reached in around 1.7 km. The Port Fairy Post Office and the former St Andrews Presbyterian Church are each about 2 km away.
Port Fairy boasts an 18‑hole links golf course, the Port Fairy Golf Club, along with several surfing spots such as the Old Passage and the Lighthouse break near Griffiths Island. Beaches like Little River Beach are also within walking distance.
Port Fairy hosts the annual Folk Festival each March, the Spring Music Festival, the Moyneyana Festival over the summer holiday period, and the Tarerer Festival celebrating multicultural and Aboriginal heritage. These events draw visitors from across the region.
The area is recognised as belonging to the Eastern Maar people, represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Their cultural connection to the land dates back many generations.
Port Fairy, originally known as Belfast, developed as a 19th‑century whaling and transport hub on the Moyne River. The town’s name, taken from the sealing cutter *The Fairy* in 1828, became official by the 1880s, and it retains a rich heritage with many protected historic buildings.
