Smiths Beach
District of Phillip Island
Victoria - Australia

Phillip Island

Phillip Island is an Australian island located about 140 km south-southeast from Melbourne, Victoria. Named after Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, Phillip Island forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of Western Port. It is 26 km long and 9 km wide, with an area of about 100 km . It has 97 km of coastline and is part of the Bass Coast Shire. A 640 m concrete bridge (originally a wooden bridge) connects the mainland town San Remo with the island town Newhaven.

Located at -38.4833, 145.233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Phillip Island, Western Port

Crib Point, Victoria

Crib Point is a town in, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line. Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.

Located at -38.363, 145.202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Mornington Peninsula, Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Suburbs of Melbourne, Western Port

HMAS Cerberus (naval base)

HMAS Cerberus is the Royal Australian Navy's primary training establishment, located adjacent to Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is also an official bounded locality of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, HMAS Cerberus had a population of 1,085.

Located at -38.38, 145.192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Royal Australian Navy bases, Military education and training in Australia, Mornington Peninsula, Towns in Victoria (Australia), Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Somers, Victoria

Somers is a small town approximately 72 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern corner of the Mornington Peninsula on Western Port. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

Located at -38.393, 145.163 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Mornington Peninsula, Western Port

Crib Point railway station

Crib Point is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, on the Stony Point railway line. Crib Point is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Located at -38.366, 145.204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Railway stations in Melbourne, Railway stations opened in 1889

Stony Point railway station

Stony Point is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, and is the terminus of the Stony Point railway line. Stony Point is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Located at -38.3741, 145.222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Railway stations in Melbourne, Railway stations opened in 1889, Western Port

Pyramid Rock Festival

The Pyramid Rock Festival is a New Year's Eve camp-out rock music festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Beginning in 2004, it runs over two nights with two stages - the Main Stage, and the Pharaoh's Annex. As its name suggests, the Main Stage hosts the major local and international acts, while the Pharaoh's Annex features lesser-known local acts, and in the later evening, the more dance-oriented acts of the festival. There is also a variety of market stalls.

Located at -38.5231, 145.219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Recurring events established in 2004, Rock festivals in Australia, Phillip Island, Music festivals in Australia

Cowes, Victoria

Cowes is the main township on Phillip Island in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is about two hours' drive from Melbourne and can also be reached by ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula. Cowes is located on the northern side of Phillip Island and faces towards French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, Cowes had a population of 4053.

Located at -38.451, 145.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Aquanator

The Aquanator is a small-scale tidal-power device a device which used rows of hydrofoils to generate electricity from water currents. It was invented by an Australian inventor named Michael Perry.

Located at -38.5163, 145.365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Ocean energy, Energy conversion, Renewable energy technology

San Remo, Victoria

San Remo is a town in southern Victoria, Australia in the Gippsland region. Formed as a fishing village, its economy is now more largely based around tourism. It is also notable as the town on the mainland end of the bridge to Phillip Island. At the 2006 census, San Remo had a population of 1017. It is located at the western tip of the Anderson Peninsula, 122 km south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway, opposite Newhaven on Phillip Island.

Located at -38.5167, 145.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Towns in Victoria (Australia), Gippsland, Western Port, Fishing communities in Australia

Newhaven, Victoria

Newhaven is a town in southern Victoria, in the south Gippsland region. Located on Phillip Island, adjacent to the channel known as The Narrows, it is the town on the island side of the bridge linking Phillip Island to the mainland. At the 2006 census, Newhaven had a population of 428. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873 and closed in 1975. The town's economy is primarily based around retirement living and tourism, and has a fine Yacht Club with marina.

Located at -38.513, 145.359 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Phillip Island

Rhyll, Victoria

Rhyll is a small fishing town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-east corner of the island. It is named after Rhyl, a holiday resort in North Wales, Great Britain. At the 2011 census, Rhyll had a population of 674. The first European to arrive in the area was George Bass, who landed in 1798 to make repairs to his ship. He returned in the same year with Matthew Flinders and a memorial for this landing is maintained close to Rhyll pier.

Located at -38.463, 145.304 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port, Fishing communities in Australia

Summerlands, Victoria

Summerlands was a residential subdivision on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-west corner of the island, close to a Little Penguin breeding colony. In 1985 the Victorian government decided that to protect the penguin rookery, further development of the subdivision would be prohibited and that all the properties would be progressively purchased by the state.

Located at -38.511, 145.146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island

Beachcomber, Victoria

Beachcomber is a small town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Back Beach Road, on the shores of Smiths Beach. It is home to a Short-tailed Shearwater or Australian Muttonbird colony.

Located at -38.5, 145.235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island

Cape Woolamai, Victoria

Cape Woolamai is a small town and headland at the south eastern tip of Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is home to Cape Woolamai State Faunal Reserve, and the Phillip Island Airfield. Cape Woolamai contains a subdivision also called Cape Woolamai (formerly known as Woolamai Waters and Woolamai Waters West).

Located at -38.526, 145.337 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Headlands of Victoria (Australia), Important Bird Areas of Victoria (Australia)

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.

Located at -38.5031, 145.236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Superbike World Championship circuits, Motorsport venues in Australia, Grand Prix motorcycle circuits, Kart circuits, V8 Supercar circuits, Motorsport at Phillip Island, Sports venues in Victoria (Australia), Australian Grand Prix

Elizabeth Island (Victoria)

Elizabeth Island lies just south of French Island in Western Port, Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It is over 65 acres in area and is an unincorporated area of Victoria, one of the few privately owned, freehold islands in Victoria. It is separated from French Island by intertidal mudflats and a small channel. Once used for farming, it has been converted into a holiday retreat, with the establishment of a pier and housing facilities.

Located at -38.4168, 145.369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Wimbledon Heights, Victoria

Wimbledon Heights is a small town in the center of Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It consists of a small residential block surrounded by farmland and is located north of the Phillip Island Grand Prix track. At the 2006 census, Wimbledon Heights had a population of 386.

Located at -38.4833, 145.233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island

Phillip Island Nature Park

Phillip Island Nature Park (PINP) is a conservation park located on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Created in 1996, the park is owned by the Victorian State Government, however it is a self-funding commercial attraction for the purpose of animal conservation and research. An oil spill off the island in January, 2000 led to a worldwide appeal for hand knit penguin sweaters. Located 1.5 hours drive south of Melbourne, PINP covers several separate areas over 1805 hectares.

Located at -38.4833, 145.233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island

Silverleaves, Victoria

Silverleaves is a small town on Phillip Island situated east of Cowes, Victoria. At the 2006 census, Silverleaves had a population of 187.

Located at -38.4531, 145.265 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island

Shire of Phillip Island

The Shire of Phillip Island was a local government area in Western Port about 120 kilometres south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 101.05 square kilometres, and existed from 1928 until 1994.

Located at -38.45, 145.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)

2008 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2008 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 3–5 October 2008 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Located at -38.5032, 145.234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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MotoGP race reports, 2008 in Australian motorsport, 2008 in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Australian motorcycle Grand Prix, Motorsport at Phillip Island

Churchill Island

Churchill Island is a 50.7 hectares island in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Phillip Island. It is the site of the first European settlement in Victoria. It contains a working farm and a homestead, dating from 1872, which is open to the public. The island adjoins the 670 hectares Churchill Island Marine National Park. The island is maintained by Parks Victoria.

Located at -38.5, 145.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Churchill Island Marine National Park

The Churchill Island Marine National Park is a 670-hectare marine park in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is located south of Rhyll, on the north-eastern shore of Phillip Island, in Western Port. It extends from Long Point south of the town of Rhyll, to the northern point of Churchill Island and along Churchill Island’s western coast to the bridge connecting it to Phillip Island. It is part of the Western Port Ramsar site.

Located at -38.498, 145.317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Marine parks of Australia, Ramsar sites in Australia, Marine parks in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Phillip Island Important Bird Area

The Phillip Island Important Bird Area comprises a 20 km strip of coastline along the south and west coasts of Phillip Island, Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.

Located at -38.5197, 145.213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Important Bird Areas of Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island