Kilcunda, Victoria
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| Kilcunda Victoria |
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 Kilcunda trestle bridge over Bourne Creek on the Rail Trail |
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| Population: | 264 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 3995 |
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| LGA: | Bass Coast Shire |
| State District: | Bass |
| Federal Division: | Flinders |
Kilcunda is a seaside town in Victoria. It is located 117km southeast from Melbourne on the Bass Highway in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Situated along the rugged coastline between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi, Kilcunda offers excellent fishing, surfing and swimming beaches. At the 2006 census, Kilcunda had a population of 264.
Historically a coal mining township with The Western Port Coal Mining Company extracting black coal from 1871. Evidence of her coal mining history is scattered across Kilcunda, the most famous (pictured here) is the old Kilcunda Rail Bridge on the eastern side. Decommissioned in 1910, it now forms part of the Bass Coast Trail stretching 16km from Wonthaggi to Anderson.
Activities around the area now centre on agriculture and tourism and include cycling, fishing, hangliding, surfing, swimming, tennis, and walking. The Bass Coast Rail Trail at Kilcunda is built on the coastal sand dunes and incorporates a landmark trestle bridge over Bourne Creek. The Local Footy team Is the Kilcunda-Bass football club
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Kilcunda (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
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