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| name = Point Leo
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| name = Point Leo
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| postcode = 3916
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Nepean|Nepean]]
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| fedgov = [[Division of Flinders|Flinders]]
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| location1= [[Melbourne]]
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Nepean|Nepean]]
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| fedgov = [[Division of Flinders|Flinders]]
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| near-nw = [[Red Hill, Victoria|Red Hill]]
| dist1 = 96.5
| near-n = [[Red Hill South, Victoria|Red Hill South]]
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| location1 = [[Melbourne]]
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| near-ne = [[Balnarring, Victoria|Balnarring]]
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| near-w = [[Red Hill, Victoria|Red Hill]]
| near-e = [[Merricks Beach, Victoria|Merricks Beach]]
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| near-nw = [[Red Hill, Victoria|Red Hill]]
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| near-w = [[Red Hill, Victoria|Red Hill]]
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| near-sw = [[Shoreham, Victoria|Shoreham]]
| near-s = [[Shoreham, Victoria|Shoreham]]
| near-se = ''[[Western Port, Victoria|Western Port]]''
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'''Point Leo''' is a town in the [[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. Point Leo Foreshore Reserve provides excellent waves for surfing and is one of the closest surf beaches to Melbourne. At the 2011 [[Census in Australia|census]], Point Leo had a population of 159.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS
'''Point Leo''' is a small coastal village on the shore of [[Western Port]] bay on the eastern side of the [[Mornington Peninsula]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|67|km|abbr=on}} south-east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne City Centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Point Leo recorded a population of 178 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].

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Point Leo Foreshore Reserve provides excellent waves for surfing and is one of the closest surf beaches to Melbourne.
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==History==
==History==

The area was known as Bobbanaring to the local [[Bunurong]] people prior to European settlement. The area was first surveyed in 1841, and a town was proposed here in 1869, but the area did not develop until after [[World War II]], when the Woods family built a house and store. Facilities were developed in the 1960s, including hot showers at Point Leo foreshore. Point Leo Post Office finally opened on 8 December 1969, but closed in 1974. <ref name = "a">{{Cite web
The area was known as '''''Bobbanaring''''' to the local [[Bunurong]] people prior to European settlement.<ref>{{cite web |title=A to Z Melbourne: Geographical Place Names |url=https://pocketozmelbourne.com.au/geographical-names.html |website=pocketozmelbourne.com.au |accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref> The area was first surveyed in 1841, and a town was proposed here in 1869, but the area did not develop until after [[World War II]], when the Woods family built a house and store. Facilities were developed in the 1960s, including camping grounds, toilet blocks with hot showers on the foreshore and a kiosk on the surf beach. A Post Office opened on 8 December 1969, but closed in 1974.<ref name = "a">{{Cite web|last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Point*Leo* | access-date = 14 March 2021}}</ref> By the 1980s the area was still dominated by holiday homes and weekend travellers with few permanent residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Documents/SE/PlanStrategic/HastHeritageStudyVol2.pdf|title=Volume 2, Environmental History|author=Graeme Butler & Associates|work=Hastings District Heritage Study Stage Two|accessdate=2006-11-27 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060828040220/http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Documents/SE/PlanStrategic/HastHeritageStudyVol2.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-28}}</ref>
| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11
| postscript = <!--None--> }}</ref> By the 1980s the area was still dominated by holiday homes and weekend travellers with few permanent residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Documents/SE/PlanStrategic/HastHeritageStudyVol2.pdf|title=Volume 2, Environmental History|author=Graeme Butler & Associates|work=Hastings District Heritage Study Stage Two|accessdate=2006-11-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060828040220/http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Documents/SE/PlanStrategic/HastHeritageStudyVol2.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-28}}</ref>


==Present day==
==Present day==
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The small town contains a general store and supports an active surf lifesaving club and boat club. A large foreshore reserve includes picnic, barbecue and camping areas, managed by Point Leo Foreshore, and provide access to the surf beach. A gate fee is payable. Most other facilities are available from nearby [[Shoreham, Victoria|Shoreham]] and [[Balnarring, Victoria|Balnarring]].<ref>Map 257, [[Melway]] street directory this place is great(28th ed., 2001)</ref>


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The small town contains a general store and supports an active surf lifesaving club and boat club. A large foreshore reserve includes picnic, barbecue and camping areas, managed by Point Leo Foreshore, and provide access to the surf beach. A gate fee is payable. Most other facilities are available from nearby [[Shoreham, Victoria|Shoreham]] and [[Balnarring, Victoria|Balnarring]].<ref>Map 257, [[Melway]] street directory (28th ed., 2001)</ref>
==The young guns of the place==
lou mcg is a house hold name will greg is just a legan and rips up the shories nicky ford
is the pro surfer down that way and duncan f-s is the bigest rook out only come hear if you
are a local or you will be bashed


No public transport services Point Leo directly although the {{MetlinkBus|numtext=yes|route=782}} [[List of Melbourne bus routes|bus route]] operated by Peninsula Bus Lines between [[Frankston railway station|Frankston]] and [[Flinders, Victoria|Flinders]] passes within 2 km of the town.
No public transport services Point Leo directly although the [[List of Melbourne bus routes|bus route]] 782 operated by [[Ventura Bus Lines]] between [[Frankston railway station|Frankston]] and [[Flinders, Victoria|Flinders]] passes within 2&nbsp;km of the town.<ref>{{cite PTV route|782}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Shire of Hastings]] – Point Leo was previously within this former local government area.


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.pointleo.com/ Point Leo Foreshore]
* [http://www.pointleo.com/ Point Leo Foreshore]


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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Mornington Peninsula]]
[[Category:Mornington Peninsula]]
[[Category:Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Western Port]]
[[Category:Coastal towns in Victoria (state)]]

Latest revision as of 04:13, 10 May 2023

Point Leo
Victoria
Point Leo is located in Victoria
Point Leo
Point Leo
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Coordinates38°25′16″S 145°04′30″E / 38.421°S 145.075°E / -38.421; 145.075
Population178 (2021 census)[1]
Established1940s
Postcode(s)3916
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)Nepean
Federal division(s)Flinders
Localities around Point Leo:
Red Hill Red Hill South Balnarring
Red Hill Point Leo Merricks Beach
Shoreham Shoreham Western Port

Point Leo is a small coastal village on the shore of Western Port bay on the eastern side of the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 67 km (42 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Point Leo recorded a population of 178 at the 2021 census.

Point Leo Foreshore Reserve provides excellent waves for surfing and is one of the closest surf beaches to Melbourne.

History

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The area was known as Bobbanaring to the local Bunurong people prior to European settlement.[2] The area was first surveyed in 1841, and a town was proposed here in 1869, but the area did not develop until after World War II, when the Woods family built a house and store. Facilities were developed in the 1960s, including camping grounds, toilet blocks with hot showers on the foreshore and a kiosk on the surf beach. A Post Office opened on 8 December 1969, but closed in 1974.[3] By the 1980s the area was still dominated by holiday homes and weekend travellers with few permanent residents.[4]

Present day

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The small town contains a general store and supports an active surf lifesaving club and boat club. A large foreshore reserve includes picnic, barbecue and camping areas, managed by Point Leo Foreshore, and provide access to the surf beach. A gate fee is payable. Most other facilities are available from nearby Shoreham and Balnarring.[5]

No public transport services Point Leo directly although the bus route 782 operated by Ventura Bus Lines between Frankston and Flinders passes within 2 km of the town.[6]

See also

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  • Shire of Hastings – Point Leo was previously within this former local government area.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Leo (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "A to Z Melbourne: Geographical Place Names". pocketozmelbourne.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ Graeme Butler & Associates. "Volume 2, Environmental History" (PDF). Hastings District Heritage Study Stage Two. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  5. ^ Map 257, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
  6. ^ "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
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