Melbourne's daggy hideaway is starting to look pretty damn good

By Brendan Bale
Updated November 21 2017 - 10:43pm, first published 10:37pm
1/37 Elwood Avenue, Surf Beach. Price: $339,000
1/37 Elwood Avenue, Surf Beach. Price: $339,000

Take a stroll down the main shopping strip of Cowes on Phillip Island, and you'd be forgiven for thinking you were in a trendy inner Melbourne suburb - with cafes and restaurants lining the wide street.