many wandering tracks that lead to secluded beaches on both shores of the peninsula and to the tip at the mouth of Anderson's Inlet. The Tour de Tarwin is held every Easter and is a joint Venus Bay/Tarwin Lower initiative. Whilst it is a cycling event at heart, everyone including walkers are encouraged to participate. In recent years the residents of Venus Bay and nearby Tarwin Lower (5 km closer to Melbourne) have fought off developers seeking to drain the environmental wetlands and set up marina and resort developments. Today the fight appears to be strongly in the favour of the local residents. In 2017, the locals at Venus Bay stated their displeasure over excessive harvesting of the pipi shellfish by daytrippers who came from Melbourne. Some incidents of vandalism were reported from the area. However, the locals urged that the anger was not racially charged, but was a misguided attempt to safeguard the ecological balance of the region by attacking pipi collectors rather than seeking regulatory change from appropriate authorities. References External links www.venusbay.info Tarwin Lower Venus Bay Association www.venusbay.blogspot.com Venus Bay blog http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IVICVENU2 Venus Bay Weather Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia) Bays of Victoria (Australia) Towns in Victoria (Australia) Shire of South Gippsland