Port Welshpool Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 38°41′59″S 146°27′53″E / 38.69972°S 146.46472°E |
Population | 220 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3965 |
LGA(s) | South Gippsland Shire |
State electorate(s) | Gippsland South |
Federal division(s) | Monash |
Port Welshpool is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is located 191 km south-east of Melbourne, on Corner Inlet and in 2006 had a population of 191.
The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II to facilitate the berthing of naval vessels, and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia. [2] It reverted to commercial uses after the war, but a fire on the pier in June 2003 resulted in WorkSafe Victoria issuing a closure notice. [3]
The jetty has since been re-furbished in 2019–2020 and now open for tourism, along with a plan for Victoria's first underwater observatory. [4]
Port Welshpool Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 38°41′59″S 146°27′53″E / 38.69972°S 146.46472°E |
Population | 220 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3965 |
LGA(s) | South Gippsland Shire |
State electorate(s) | Gippsland South |
Federal division(s) | Monash |
Port Welshpool is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is located 191 km south-east of Melbourne, on Corner Inlet and in 2006 had a population of 191.
The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II to facilitate the berthing of naval vessels, and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia. [2] It reverted to commercial uses after the war, but a fire on the pier in June 2003 resulted in WorkSafe Victoria issuing a closure notice. [3]
The jetty has since been re-furbished in 2019–2020 and now open for tourism, along with a plan for Victoria's first underwater observatory. [4]