Mount Gambier Airport is located a 9.4km’s north of the city. The city is served only by Regional Express, which fly’s to Adelaide and Melbourne a number of times a day.
Situated between Adelaide and Melbourne, close to the Victorian border, Mt. Gambier is an ideal stopover for those travelling to and from The Great Ocean Road or the Grampians. Mount Gambier is an exciting and thriving city set amongst a unique and ancient landscape; a perfect destination to enjoy the natural and cultural beauty of the surrounding region, including the caves and sinkholes, coastline, rivers, lakes and wineries.
Mt Gambier also known as Blue Lake City, is a large town built on the extinct volcano (Mt Gambier). A famous and popular tourist attraction in Mt. Gambier is
Blue Lake, which was formed when the volcano erupted through the limestone allowing the underground water to fill the crater, creating the lake. Each year during summer the lake remarkably changes from a deep winter blue to a brilliant turquoise blue.