Warneet, Victoria

Warneet Victoria

Population	466 (2011 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3980
Location	54 km (34 mi) from Melbourne 19 km (12 mi) from Cranbourne
LGA(s)	City of Casey
State electorate(s)	Hastings
Federal Division(s)	Flinders

Warneet is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 km (34 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district at the head of the large bay of Western Port. Its local government area is the City of Casey. At the 2011 census, Warneet had a population of 466.^[1]

For education, most of the children go to Tooradin Primary School or Koo Wee Rup Secondary College.

History

Warneet Post Office opened on 1 July 1959 and closed in 1993.^[2]

Transport

Melbourne bus routes operate regularly with several stops located within the town. The town is also easily accessible by car via the South Gippsland Highway, however there is no train station in the town.

Local features

The town has a general store about a 10-minute walk from the main pier. The pier is known for its fishing and there are many scenic walking tracks along the beach and through the bushland. There is also bird watching available with many exotic and local species.

References

1 2 "2011 Census QuickStats: Warneet". Australia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11

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Coordinates: 38°13′26″S 145°18′32″E / 38.224°S 145.309°E / -38.224; 145.309

Suburbs and rural townships of the City of Casey, Victoria

Berwick Blind Bight Botanic Ridge Cannons Creek Clyde Clyde North Cranbourne Cranbourne East Cranbourne North Cranbourne South Cranbourne West Devon Meadows Doveton Endeavour Hills Eumemmerring Hallam Hampton Park Harkaway Junction Village Lynbrook Lysterfield South Narre Warren Narre Warren North Narre Warren South Pearcedale Tooradin Warneet

Coastal townships and localities of Western Port, Victoria

Balnarring Beach Bass Bittern Blind Bight Caldermeade Cannons Creek Corinella Coronet Bay Cowes Crib Point Dalmore Flinders Grantville Hastings HMAS Cerberus Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang Merricks Beach Monomeith Newhaven Pearcedale Point Leo Rhyll San Remo Shoreham Somers Somerville Tankerton Tooradin Tyabb Warneet

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