Port Phillip

Port Phillip is a name applied to several geographical and administrative entities: Port Phillip Bay, Port Phillip District, Port Phillip region and Port Phillip City.

The name began with the bay, the body of water with an area of 1890 sq km positioned approximately midway along Victoria’s coastline. It is entered between Point Lonsdale (western side) and Point Nepean, the ends of those two being known as the Heads.