Peterborough (/ˈpiːtərbərə/)[2] is a town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, approximately three hours' drive from Melbourne.

In 1845 Dr Daniel Curdie made the difficult journey from his homestead at Tandarook to follow the river to its mouth.

He named the area Peterborough after his friend Dr Peter Reid of Richmond.

[6] The town is situated near The Twelve Apostles and London Bridge land formations, and is part of the Shipwreck Coast.

Many ships have been wrecked in the vicinity, due to limestone cliffs eroding away and leaving patches of harder rock concealed just under the waves quite a distance out to sea.