Explore Rosebud
The district Rosebud of in Victoria with it's 12,501 inhabitants Rosebud is located in Australia about 315 mi south-west of Canberra, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 70% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fairways Resort
Bayview Motel Rosebud
Peppers Moonah Links Resort
Bay Motel Safety Beach
Sunny Side Up B&B
Aquabelle Apartments
Admiral Motor Inn
Copper Lantern Motel
Videos from this area
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Coast Arthurs Seat Australia August 2008
Coastline Arthurs Seat Australia on a sunny day in August http://jorismavismelbourne.web-log.nl.
Peninsula Stand Up Paddle, Mornington Peninsula, Australia
www.psups.com.au Peninsula Stand Up Paddle are a highly experienced stand up paddle boarding (SUPing) school on the Mornington Peninsula. They do lessons and tours ranging from still water...
Whispbar Roof Racks @ Rack Attack (Australia)
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Echidna
An Echidna wanders in from the nearby St Elmos Island grassland to in the cool shade of swamp scrub on a 40 degree summer day in the Tootgarook Swamp.
Thule 9001/9002 Raceway 2-Bike/3-Bike Carrier @ Rack Attack (Australia)
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Eastern Great Egret Spear Fishing
An Eastern Great Egret at the Tootgarook Swamp Hunting for food. You get a good idea how birds of the heron family use their bill and neck as a spear when hunting for food.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. According to the 2011 Census, it has a population of 144,608 people. The Shire of Mornington Peninsula came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.
Arthurs Seat, Victoria
Arthurs Seat is a hill and locality on the Mornington Peninsula, within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, about 75 km south east of Melbourne, Australia. Arthurs Seat is a major tourist attraction, owing to its natural bushland, sweeping views and man-made attractions. The hill rises to 305 metres above sea level. The underlying rocks are Devonian granite, bounded to the west by the Selwyn Fault.
Blairgowrie, Victoria
Blairgowrie is a seaside village approximately 87 km from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Boneo, Victoria
Boneo is a rural locality south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of and inland from Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Cape Schanck, Victoria
Cape Schanck is a locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula and separates the wild ocean waters of Bass Strait from the slightly calmer waters of Western Port. The most recognisable symbol of Cape Schanck is the Cape Schanck Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1859 and was the second lighthouse built in Victoria. A prominent rock outcrop is Pulpit Rock and stands out at the very tip of the cape.
Dromana, Victoria
Dromana is a suburb south of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, and is located on the Mornington Peninsula. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Main Ridge, Victoria
Main Ridge is a rural locality south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located south of and inland from Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula, and was originally known as Main Creek. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, Main Ridge had a population of 469. The district consists of the western spine of Arthurs Seat and the southern hinterlands.
Mount Martha, Victoria
Mount Martha is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 60 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. It is located on the south-eastern shores of Port Phillip and offers a bathing beach. A boardwalk winds its way for over 5 km along the Balcombe Creek, its North beach mouth to the Briars Historic Park. The suburb's highest point bears the area's name and reaches 160 m (540 ft).
Red Hill, Victoria
Red Hill is a small rural community, located in the hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula, about an hour's drive south of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. The Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, Red Hill had a population of 731.
Rosebud, Victoria
Rosebud is a sea side town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia located approximately 75 km southeast of the Melbourne City Centre. It is wedged between the lower slopes of Arthurs Seat, the shores of Port Phillip Bay and the plains of Boneo. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Rosebud is a very popular tourist resort with families who appreciate its sandy beaches and shallow waters.
Red Hill South, Victoria
Red Hill South is a rural locality and town in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, Red Hill South had a population of 1,172. There are several wineries in the area and it is referred to as the 'hinterland' of the Mornington Peninsula. Red Hill South Post Office opened on 22 January 1923.
Rosebud West, Victoria
Rosebud West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Rosebud West Post Office opened on 12 January 1938 and closed around 1996.
Rye, Victoria
Rye is a seaside resort town, approximately 83 km south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Its bay beach is popular with swimmers, fishermen, yachtsmen and kitesurfers. Its ocean beach (which is not patrolled) is also popular with surfers. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Safety Beach, Victoria
Safety Beach is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Safety Beach occupies slightly less than half the area of land between the foothills of Mount Martha and Arthurs Seat and borders Port Philip Bay to its west. There is a large inland harbour and residential development in Safety Beach named Martha Cove, named after its location in the cove at the foot of Mount Martha. The project was heavily protested by residents.
Tootgarook, Victoria
Tootgarook is located approximately 81 km from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
McCrae, Victoria
McCrae is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. McCrae is known for the McCrae Lighthouse. No longer an operating lighthouse, it marked the turning point for shipping in the main navigational channels between Port Phillip Heads and Melbourne. Recently a new shopping center called McCrae Plaza opened and it included a Bilo Supermarket, which later became a Coles Supermarket.
Sullivan Bay, Victoria
Sullivan Bay lies 60 km due south of Melbourne on Port Phillip, one kilometre east of Sorrento, Victoria. It was established as a short-lived convict settlement in 1803 by Lieutenant Colonel David Collins, who named the bay after the Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, John Sullivan. The site was chosen because of its strategic location near the entrance of the Bay.
St Andrews Beach, Victoria
St Andrews Beach is located on the Bass Strait side of the southern Mornington Peninsula and it is south of Rye. It was first subdivided in the 1950s and the subdivision was originally marketed as "Capri by the Sea". In the 1960s a golf course (since closed) was constructed and the subdivision was remarketed as St. Andrews by the Sea.
Red Hill railway station
Red Hill railway station was located on the Red Hill railway line. The line was opened in 1921 and was one of the more short-lived branch lines on the Victorian Railways closing in 1953 along with a few other smaller branch lines in the railways system. Following official closure of the line, trains (railmotors) continued to run as far as Balnarring to cater for the Balnarring picnic races, Lord Somers camp and a Railway Historical Society tour in 1956.
South Channel Fort
South Channel Fort, also known as South Channel Island, is a 0.7 ha artificial island in southern Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north-east of the town of Sorrento. It was part of a network of fortifications protecting the narrow entrance to Port Phillip. It is 122 m long, 76 m wide, and is 6.4 m above sea-level. It was built on a shoal, close to the main shipping channel of the bay, with 14,000 tonnes of bluestone boulders, concrete and sand.
Shire of Flinders (Victoria)
The Shire of Flinders was a local government area encompassing the extremity of the Mornington Peninsula about 65 kilometres south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 324 square kilometres, and existed from 1874 until 1994.
Fingal, Victoria
Fingal is a rural locality of the Mornington Peninsula abutting Bass Strait along Gunnamatta Beach and lying between the suburbs of Rye and Cape Schanck. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
McCrae Homestead
McCrae Homestead is an historic property located in McCrae, Victoria, Australia. It was built at the foot of Arthurs Seat, a small mountain, near the shores of Port Phillip in 1844 by Andrew McCrae, a lawyer, and his wife Georgiana Huntly McCrae (15 March 1804 – 24 May 1890), a portrait artist of note. The homestead is under the care of the National Trust of Australia, and is open to the public. Volunteers who are knowledgeable about the history of the house conduct tours and answer questions.
Heronswood, Victoria
Heronswood is a historic property that was built in 1864 and is located in Dromana, Victoria. A Gothic Revival house built in 1874, and highly picturesque, it incorporates the original shingled roofed cottage that was the first structure built on 46 acres. Heronswood is classified by the National Trust of Australia and is open to the public.
Rosebud Primary School
Rosebud Primary School is a primary school in Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, established in 1884.