Promoting a whole lot of FREE fun for kids

Brochure launched featuring affordable family fun

Promoting the abundance of free and affordable kid’s activities in Portland, is the latest promotional initiative by Promoting Portland.

A recent costly trip to Melbourne and Geelong by a committee member with their kids during school holidays, was the catalyst for a review of local activities and determining that families don’t need to go far, or spend too much, to keep the kids entertained.

The newly completed pump track on the Portland foreshore is a great addition to the already popular All Abilities Playground, half basketball court and skate park precinct.

The connecting pathway that now winds it’s way from the Trawler Wharf to the Lee Breakwater, including the boardwalk near the Yacht Club, is a fantastic accessible path for families walking, riding or scooting along the water’s edge. Fishing hotspots on the new pontoon, the breakwater and the Trawler Wharf and family friendly beaches at Nuns, the foreshore and Bridgewater are a big drawcard.

An indoor playcentre, the Maritime Museum, the cable tram, walks in and around the lagoon and botanical gardens, kangaroo and emu spotting at the fauna park, swimming at the leisure and aquatic centre, a dedicated children’s area of the library and much more, are sure to keep kids entertained in Portland on weekends and during school holidays.

All this before you even get to the surrounding areas of Cape Bridgewater, Cape Nelson and Narrawong which offer The Blowholes, Petrified Forest, walks at the Enchanted Forest, the Sawpit Picnic Ground and then there is the Surry River and Narrawong beach.

Promoting Portland chair Doreen Symes said knowing just how much Portland has to offer kids in the way of activities that are fun and affordable is exciting.

“Particularly in these times where parents struggle to keep the kids off Ipads and Iphones for extended periods,” Ms Symes said.

“We are keen to get the word out to families locally and in the surrounding areas of Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Mt Gambier, Hamilton and then further afield.

“We want to remind Portland families they don’t have to travel away and spend a fortune, to keep kids busy and active on weekends and during the holidays.

‘We have just finished designing a new brochure with the all the local activities for kids on it, which will be stocked at the Visitor Information Centres at Portland, Warrnambool, Hamilton, Mt Gambier and Port Fairy.

“We will also be distributing the brochure at local accommodation providers, at schools and kindergartens, childcare centres and in local businesses. We will be doing an extensive social media campaign as well, to appeal to those coming from, or travelling through nearby cities and towns.”

A copy of the Portland is Fun for Kids brochure can be obtained by visiting the Promoting Portland website at www. promotingportland.com.au or from the Portland Visitor Information Centre on the Lee Breakwater Road.