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 ...

To help with your decision, U.S. News considered factors like beauty, cleanliness, facilities, nearby attractions, restaurants, expert insight and more to bring you the best beaches in Australia.

But new research from Tourism Australia crowns a beach in Tasmania as the country’s best for 2025. The accolade for Australia’s best beach has been awarded to a 10km stretch of coastline in ...