Victoria’s Top Tourism Town Awards were revealed on Wednesday night at Shepparton’s MOVE Museum, with Warrnambool, Mount Beauty and Trentham taking home top honours for 2025.
The awards, run by the Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC), celebrate towns across the state that provide outstanding visitor experiences, with 25 finalists vying for the awards this year.
Warrnambool was named Victorian Top Tourism Town (population 5,000+), the same category that Shepparton was named a finalist for. Mount Beauty won the Top Small Tourism Town Award (population 1,500-5,000), and Trentham took home the Top Tiny Tourism Award (population >1,500).
The silver awards went to Ballarat for Top Tourism Town, Port Fairy for Small Tourism Town, and Halls Gaps for Tiny Tourism Town, with bronze commendations going to Echuca, Portarlington and Whitfield.
