Port Campbell Visitor Information Centre

Port Campbell Visitor Information Centre is a staffed trip-planning and interpretation stop on Morris Street, known for local visitor advice and its Shipwreck Coast display. It's useful early in a stay: staff can tailor recommendations to the time you have, and you can pick up maps or book an activity. Entry is free.

The display brings together artefacts from Loch Ard, Schomberg, Fiji, Falls of Halladale and Newfield. A 1:60 scale model of the Loch Ard sits beside real ship hardware, including a kedging anchor.

The Loch Ard was wrecked off Muttonbird Island in 1878, about 4 km east of the Twelve Apostles. The Fiji struck Moonlight Head in 1891 carrying 200 tons of dynamite; ten people died and sixteen survived. Seeing the wreck material here gives the coastal cliffs and bays a more human story than the scenery alone.

You can borrow binoculars and a telescope, and use an LCD-screen microscope to look more closely at coastal nature. Wheelchair users who remain seated and visitors with hearing impairment are accommodated. Treat this as a short orientation stop with a compact display, rather than a full maritime museum visit.