Balnarring Beach, Victoria
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| Balnarring Beach Victoria |
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 View of Balnarring Beach in Autumn |
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| Population: | 468 (2001 Cencus) |
| Established: | 1910s |
| Postcode: | 3926 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
| State District: | Nepean, Hastings |
| Federal Division: | Flinders |
Balnarring Beach is a town in Victoria, Australia, 2 km south of Balnarring. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula and in 2006 it was rated by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council as 'Australia's Cleanest Beach', out of 317 beaches in five states.[1]
It was previously known as Tulum Beach.
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[edit] History
The township was first gazetted in 1886, in a street configuration quite different to what exists today
The beach first began to attract holidaymakers in the 1910s, and beach stores and kiosks commenced operations, serving both day-trippers and campers. The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Club set up base here after their formation in 1924. During World War II, businesses were sustained by servicemen training at Somers.
In 1944, a mobile library operated from a private home for the Flinders Shire by Wally Turner. Between 1947 and 1978, a post office operated in the town, and in 1960, the yacht club were given permission to erect a winch and slipway, and build a clubhouse.[2]
[edit] Present day
Balnarring Beach today consists primarily of holiday homes and camping grounds[3], and contains a general store, picnic facilities and several caravan parks.[4] Most other services are provided by nearby Balnarring township.
[edit] References
- ^ Keep Australia Beautiful Council (QLD) Inc (2006). Australian Clean Beach Challenge. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
- ^ Graeme Butler & Associates. Volume 2, Environmental History. Hastings District Heritage Study Stage Two. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
- ^ Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Townships - Balnarring Beach. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
- ^ Map 193, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
- Balnarring and District Historical Society (2003). Balnarring Byways and Memories (4 volumes, 1995-2003).
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula | |
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Arthurs Seat | Balnarring | Balnarring Beach | Baxter | Bittern | Blairgowrie | Boneo | Cape Schanck | Crib Point | Dromana | Flinders | Hastings | HMAS Cerberus | McCrae | Main Ridge | Merricks | Merricks Beach | Merricks North | Moorooduc | Mornington | Mount Eliza | Mount Martha | Point Nepean | Point Leo | Portsea | Red Hill | Red Hill South | Rosebud | Rosebud West | Rye | Safety Beach | Shoreham | Somers | Somerville | Sorrento | Tootgarook | Tyabb |
