Discover Robe

Robe has a remarkable history!

For at least 30,000 years the area was home to the Boandik people. Then in 1839 the first European settlers came and soon Robe became one of southern Australia's busiest commercial trading ports. Later, in the l850s, the town became part of one of the most remarkable treks in Australian history when thousands of Chinese migrants travelled through Robe on their way to the Victorian goldfields.

Today Robe is home to about 1500 people, is a commercial fishing port and a popular holiday destination, but remarkably still boasts more than 80 historic buildings and sites each with their own unique and interesting stories.

Embark today on a new journey to Robe and use this mobile tour to discover its rich stories of people, places, and events of both past and present. You will be involved, informed, and surprised as new information, interactive tasks and challenges await you.

While Robe’s history was crafted by yesterday’s citizens, let today’s modern technology transform the way you engage with its amazing stories.

Adapted (in part) from Harfull, L., 2013, 'Almost an Island - The Story of Robe', Wakefield Press, Adelaide