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Depends what you mean by nearby. The Peninsula is not bad and the closest location to where you are that is suitable for observing fainter DSOs, but it gets better on the way to the Prom or Cape Paterson, (the Prom is very good). You need to work around the local micrometeorology: wind and fog being the main annoyances (usually you get one or the other). I had the most success somewhere near Kongwak half-way between Korumburra and Wonthaggi, setting up near the top of a hill; valleys = fog.
Lake Mountain is a good spot just a short drive out of Marysville - nice place to spend the w/e < 100km from Melbourne. Observing at night, walking in the rainforest during the day.
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