Victoria’s first permanent anchorage and briefly considered as the site for the city of Melbourne itself, Williamstown’s wide sandy beach is the west’s best (some say Melbourne’s).

The runner-up for Australia’s best beach in 2025 goes to Woolgoolga, a hidden gem on NSW’s Coffs Coast, while third place was ...

This year, Melbourne joins an impressive lineup of solo travel hotspots, with Seoul (consistently ranked as one of the safest ...