Warrnambool's Logans Beach is one of Australia's most popular and accessible land based whale viewing sites with thousands of visitors
annually gathering to see one of nature's most fascinating creatures.

The Southern Right Whale, once hunted into near extinction back in the 19th century, was one of the first whale species granted protection
by an international agreement signed in 1935. Although the Southern Right is relatively rare with only a few thousand in the world, numbers
are slowly growing.

The Southern Right now roams the southern coast in winter returning to Warrnambool's Logans Beach to give birth. The Southern Right has
been seen regularly along the southern Victorian coastline since 1970, with sightings and visits becoming more frequent in recent years.

Whale watching is an exciting and educational experience that thrills young and old alike. Warrnambool offers much to the whale watcher
with these gentle creatures frolocking and swimming only metres from shore in sheltered waters off Logans beach.

A special whale viewing platform has been constructed at Logans Beach which is only minutes from the city centre of Warrnambool and
easily accessible to visitors.

In winter, the whales swim north from colder waters to the warmer waters of the Southern Ocean reaching the south west coastline around
May to June annually, where they give birth and remain with their young up until September.

While the whales swim freely up and down the coast, visitors can regularly view mothers with their young calves at the Logans Beach site.