Flinders, Victoria
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| Flinders Victoria |
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| Population: | 511 (2001 census) |
| Established: | 1854 |
| Postcode: | 3929 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
| State District: | Nepean |
| Federal Division: | Flinders |
Flinders is a town south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located on the Mornington Peninsula at the point where Western Port meets Bass Strait. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
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[edit] History
The town was named by George Bass after his friend, the explorer and British naval officer Captain Matthew Flinders. Settlement commenced in 1854 and many pioneers and settlers are buried at the Flinders cemetery.
[edit] Present day
The town has a golf course built on a cliff top, a recreation reserve, a small yacht club and a 250m long pier where sailing and fishing are almost always underway. Several accommodation options exist, including B&Bs, caravan parks and hotel-motel style accommodation. Shopping and a mobile library are also available to tourists and residents.[1][2]
Flinders was the original home of Flinders Bread, available throughout Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. While the company is now based in Dandenong, the bread is still baked in the town.
The Royal Australian Navy operate a weapons training facility and gunnery on West Head. It is restricted to the public.
Flinders is served by the 782 bus route operated by Peninsula Bus Lines from Frankston.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Mornington Peninsula Business Online. Find Out More About Flinders.
- ^ Map 261-262, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
- ^ 782 Frankston-Flinders, effective 19 April 2004. Accessed 2006-11-27.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Mornington Peninsula National Park
| 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 |
