Seaspray, Victoria

Seaspray
Victoria
Seaspray
Coordinates 38°23′00″S 147°10′00″E / 38.38333°S 147.16667°E / -38.38333; 147.16667Coordinates: 38°23′00″S 147°10′00″E / 38.38333°S 147.16667°E / -38.38333; 147.16667
Population 316 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3851[2]
Location
  • 242 km (150 mi) south east of Melbourne
  • 34 km (21 mi) south of Sale
  • 62 km (39 mi) north east of Yarram
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
County Buln Buln
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal Division(s) Gippsland

Seaspray is a small coastal town in Victoria, Australia, in the Gippsland region of the state. The town is located on the Ninety Mile Beach about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the South Gippsland Highway in the Shire of Wellington, 242 kilometres (150 mi) south east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Seaspray had a population of 316.[1]

Seaspray's main recreational features focus around swimming, surfing and other watersports, as well as fishing on the Ninety Mile Beach. The town is home to a Surf Life Saving Club and hosts annual Surf Life Saving Carnivals. There is also fishing in the creek, walks, tennis, picnic and playground facilities, and regular markets.[3][4] Seaspray hosted an overnight's stay of the Great Victorian Bike Ride on its seventh running in 1990.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Census QuickStats: Seaspray". Official site. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Seaspray Demographics (VIC) Local Stats". Qpzm LocalStats. Qpzm. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "SEASPRAY information & attractions". Travel Victoria. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Seaspray Victoria Australia". Gippsland and Beyond. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "History of the Great Victorian Bike Ride". Official site. Bicycle Network Victoria. Retrieved 27 December 2012.


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