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Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Stunning coastal circuit hosting MotoGP and Superbikes with a museum and driving experience centre.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Hastings
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Hastings
Hastings is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Bittern, 23km from Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
Hastings is in Victoria, Australia, with about 9,400 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bittern, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Hastings?
Within an hour or so of Hastings: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (23 km), Sandown Raceway (39 km), Luna Park Melbourne (51 km), Albert Park Circuit (53 km).
Where is Hastings?
Hastings is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Bittern.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,449
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -38.3000, 145.1833
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Australia
112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
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Worth the detour from Hastings
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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