| Jan Juc Victoria |
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The settlement of Bellbrae, formerly called Jan Juc, as it appeared during the late 1800s (Bellbrae is some 5 km inland from the present Jan Juc) |
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Jan Juc
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| Population: | 3,158[1] |
| Postcode: | 3228 |
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| LGA: | Surf Coast Shire |
| State District: | South Barwon |
| Federal Division: | Corangamite |
Jan Juc is a coastal town of Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Torquay, Victoria. At the 2006 census, Jan Juc had a population of 3,158.[1]
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Jan Juc Post Office opened on 25 January 1862, but was renamed Bellbrae in 1923.[2]
As of 2009[update], housing estates almost link Jan Juc to adjacent Torquay, across the Spring Creek. Along with many other parts of the Surf Coast, increasing popularity is placing pressure on the coastal environment.
The Jan Juc beach lies between Rocky Point to the East and Bird Rock to the West, and is bounded by high cliffs, save in the middle where an intermittent creek enters Bass Strait through sand dunes. The beach is patrolled during summer months by the Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club.
In the late 1990s, a surfer found the only known 'Janjucetus hunderi' fossils, on a beach near Jan Juc.[3]
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