Your Host

Your host, Malcolm Brack, has had a life-long love affair with Cape Otway – he’s passionate about the natural environment, wildlife, bushwalking and the district’s heritage.

His local knowledge is unsurpassed, and Malcolm loves to ensure his guests have the best experience of the Cape and the Otways. Creating tailor-made itineraries to suit the interests and skills of clients is one of his specialities.

Malcolm happily provides advice on the best scenic drives, great walks, top swimming spots, and the best bird & wildlife spotting points.

He loves watching Humpback and Southern Right whales from vantage points on his property and always keeps his guests posted on the activities of these giant sea mammals between May and October as they pass through Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean.

Malcolm has also been the local weatherman for 18 years. Twice daily he takes readings and makes observations for the Bureau of Meteorology at Cape Otway Lightstation. So when you’re back home and hear news of the weather at Cape Otway – rest assured, Malcolm’s involved.

The son of a lightkeeper, Malcolm spent his early childhood at Gabo Island and Wilson’s Promontory lighthouses before moving to Cape Otway Lightstation with his family at the age of eight.

Malcolm was the third eldest of 10 children, and loves to tell stories of his childhood adventures – swimming in Bass Strait, catching crayfish, sledging down grass hills and exhilarating races in homemade billy carts.

Hear Malcolm interviewed on ABC Radio about his early years at the Cape.