Winchelsea has public toilets on each side of the Princes Highway, near the old bluestone bridge ;
Travelling from Geelong (toward Colac) - pull into the main shopping car park on the left, the toilet block is situated next to the park and picnic facilities near the river (ie. the river side of the barbeque facility and its rotunda, opposite the pub).
Travelling from Colac (toward Geelong) - immediately after the bridge over the river, turn left into the car park for the Visitor Information Centre, the toilet block is on the river side near the highway.
Winchelsea's public toilets are amongst the most used in the state of Victoria, apparently!
Winchelsea lies on the Princes Highway, almost exactly halfway between Colac and Geelong. 20 minutes drive (35 km) out of Geelong heading westward or Colac heading eastward, you will enter the normal slowdown speed zones of 80kph then 60kph as you come into the Winchelsea township.
Speed restrictions are regularly enforced, as the Princes Highway splits the town in two and there is significant local traffic, both cars and pedestrians. Shops on either side, parks and walkways, and other facilities distributed around the town mean that there are constantly vehicles and people crossing the highway. As yet, the highway has a clear run through the town ie. there are no traffic lights or zebra crossings, so simply by slowing to 60kph there is minimal interruption to pass-through traffic.
There are also north-south cross-country links - up to Inverleigh, down to Deans Marsh, and across 'the back ways' to Torquay. These are country roads with repeated rail crossings which do not have boom-gates although most have lights, and some have rumble-strips. Caution and attention should be paid to rail crossings, there have been many accidents and the trains tend not to lose!
Off the highway, the standard town speed limit is 50kph, roads are well ordered and easy to navigate. The central business district and either side of the highway itself contain pretty much all Winchelsea businesses, although there is a small industrial precinct on the western side.
There are parks and toilet facilities on either side of the highway, barbeque amenities and a playground adjacent to the old bluestone bridge (built in the 1860's) over the Barwon River, close to the Tourist Information centre. The main shopping strip lies on the western (Colac) side of the bridge, with a number of antique and od-ware shops on the highway on the eastern (Geelong) side.
Winchelsea lies on the Warrnambool to Melbourne service on the Geelong Line - South Western Victoria, as operated by VLine . In general, there are three trains a day (roughly early morning, mid-day, and early evening) in each direction. Note that there is a coach service between Warrnambool and Geelong for the mid-day Sunday service.
Stops along the Warrnambool to Melbourne line are as follows ;
Birregurra, Camperdown, Colac, Corio, Footscray, Geelong, Lara, Little River, Marshall, Newport, North Geelong, North Melbourne, North Shore, Sherwood Park, South Geelong, Southern Cross, Terang, Warrnambool, Werribee, Winchelsea
