Editing Apollo Bay (section)

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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name     = Apollo Bay
| state    = vic
| image    = Apollo Bay from Mariners Lookout.jpg
| caption  = Apollo Bay township and bay from Mariners Lookout to the north-east
| lga      = Colac Otway Shire
| postcode = 3233
| est      = 
| pop      = 1,790
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes= <ref name="abs">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20049 | name = Apollo Bay (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 20 December 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>
| elevation= 15.0 
| coordinates = {{coord|38|45|0|S|143|39|0|E|display=inline,title}}
|use_lga_map = yes
| maxtemp  = 
| mintemp  = 
| rainfall = 
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Polwarth|Polwarth]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Wannon|Wannon]]
| dist1    = 191
| dir1     = SW
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 118
| dir2     = SW
| location2= Geelong
| dist3    = 69
| dir3     = S
| location3= [[Colac, Victoria|Colac]]
| dist4    = 43
| dir4     = SW
| location4= [[Lorne, Victoria|Lorne]]
| dist5    = 165
| dir5     = E
| location5= Warrnambool
| near-nw  = [[Aire Valley, Victoria|Aire Valley]]
| near-n   = [[Beech Forest, Victoria|Beech Forest]]<br />[[Tanybryn, Victoria|Tanybryn]]
| near-ne  = [[Skenes Creek North, Victoria|Skenes Creek North]]<br />[[Skenes Creek, Victoria|Skenes Creek]]
| near-w   = [[Cape Otway]]
| near-e   = ''[[Bass Strait]]''
| near-sw  = [[Cape Otway]]
| near-s   = ''[[Bass Strait]]''
| near-se  = [[Marengo, Victoria|Marengo]]
}}
'''Apollo Bay''' is a coastal town in southwestern [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is situated on the eastern side of [[Cape Otway]], along the edge of the [[Barham River]] and on the [[Great Ocean Road]], in the [[Colac Otway Shire]]. The town had a population of 1,790 at the {{CensusAU|2021}}.<ref name="abs"/>

It is a major tourist destination in Victoria.<ref>{{cite news | title = Part-time paradise | last = Bell | first = Jean | work = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date = 27 January 2024 | access-date = 30 August 2024 | url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/apollo-bay-locals-leave-due-to-housing-shortage-childcare-crisis/103190466}}</ref> It is host to the annual Apollo Bay Seafood Festival, Winter Wild and the Great Ocean Road Running Festival. 

In winter to spring, [[southern right whale]]s come to the area mainly to breed, bear their calves, and  raise them in the warmer, calm waters of South Australia during their migration season. Less frequently, [[humpback whale]]s can be seen off the coast.