Public Spaces

Warrnambool City Council aims to provide access to quality sporting facilities, playgrounds, open space recreation areas and opportunities for a wide range of sport, recreation and leisure activities.

Sports grounds and facilities

Council owns or manages fifteen sports grounds that provide training and competition venues for the needs of AFL, cricket, netball, hockey, dog training, pony club and soccer clubs.

Parks, Gardens and Rivers

Warrnambool has an abundance of Parks, Gardens and natural spaces to explore and enjoy

Playgrounds

Our diverse range of play spaces are accessible and well-designed and encourage active, social living across the city for residents and visitors of all ages.

Lake Pertobe

Warrnambool’s fantastic Lake Pertobe Adventure Playground is a year-round family attraction.

Botanic Gardens

Designed in the classic style, these elegant sheltered gardens feature wide curving paths, ancient trees, a lily pond with ducks, fernery and a band rotunda.

Civic Green

The Civic Green provides a great, informal social gathering space.

Liebig Street

Liebig Street is at the heart of Warrnambool’s city centre. It is where you will find a diverse mix of professional services, retail and dining experiences.

Warrnambool Breakwater

The westernmost point of Lady Bay, the Warrnambool breakwater is as much an attraction it its own right as the activities it helps facilitate.

Thunder Point

Thunder Point is probably the best place in Warrnambool to watch the sunset. Located just off MacDonald Street, this is the place to enjoy some of the best coastal views in the area.

Lady Bay

Warrnambool’s Lady Bay offers protected swimming along with the more challenging pursuits of surfing, yachting and windsurfing.

Warrnambool Street Art

Warrnambool has a thriving street art scene with world class murals and installations

Moyjil - Point Ritchie

There’s more than a stunning vista to Point Ritchie. The rocks beneath your feet, the heath-covered dunes and the life in the Hopkins River tell a great story, the story of a people who lived and…

Whale Watching

Almost every year between June and September, female Southern Right whales return to the waters of Warrnambool’s Logans Beach to calve. The whales often swim within a hundred metres of the shore.…

Port of Warrnambool

The Port of Warrnambool is a Victorian Government owned asset managed by Warrnambool City Council.

Middle Island Penguins

Warrnambool’s Middle Island is home to seabirds such as the Short-tailed Shearwater, the Black-faced Cormorant and the Little Penguin. Since 2006 Maremma Guardian Dogs have been trained to protect…

Roads and Road Safety

The Warrnambool City Council is committeed to improving road safety outcomes for all road users

Keeping everyone moving in the Inner North