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'''Connewarre''', [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], is located in southern Australia in an area that is sparsely populated. At the 2006 [[Census in Australia|census]], Connewarre and the surrounding area had a population of 78.
'''Connewarre''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ˈ|ɒ|n|ə|w|ʌ|ɹ|i}}) is a locality in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], is located in the [[City of Greater Geelong]] and [[Surf Coast Shire]], and is named after [[Lake Connewarre]] which is situated immediately to its north-east. Connewarre is a version of "kunuwarra", the name of the [[black swan]] in the [[Wathawurrung language]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Threlfall |first1=Gwen |title=The Wodowrongs |url=https://mdpa.weebly.com/blog/the-wodowrongs |publisher=The Mount Duneed History Group |access-date=2020-08-07 |date=2016-12-20}}</ref> At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Connewarre and the surrounding area had a population of 788.<ref name=ABS2016/>


Part of Eastern Precinct of the large [[Armstrong Creek Growth Area]] was within Connewarre when urban development began in 2010. In 2012, when the new suburb [[Armstrong Creek, Victoria|Armstrong Creek]] was gazetted, Connewarre's boundary was adjusted to exclude the area to the north of Lower Duneed Road and the west of Simpson Road, and therefore, all of the Growth Area.
Part of the Eastern Precinct of the large [[Armstrong Creek Growth Area]] was within Connewarre when urban development began in 2010, but in 2012, when the new suburb [[Armstrong Creek, Victoria|Armstrong Creek]] was gazetted, Connewarre's boundary was adjusted to exclude the area north of Lower Duneed Road and the west of Baenschs Lane, meaning that all of the Growth Area then lay outside Connewarre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2012/GG2012G008.pdf#page=36 |title=General Gazette Number G8 |publisher=Government of Victoria |work=Victoria Government Gazette |date=23 February 2012 |access-date=4 July 2014 |pages=36 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030838/http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2012/GG2012G008.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.surfcoasttimes.com.au/news/community/2011/08/09/charlemont-3217/ |title=Charlemont 3217 |work=Surf Coast Times |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=5 July 2014 |author=Woods, Eleanor |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125334/http://www.surfcoasttimes.com.au/news/community/2011/08/09/charlemont-3217/ |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/135049/Charlemont.pdf |title=Charlemont |publisher=Department of Energy and Primary Industries |access-date=5 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134601/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/135049/Charlemont.pdf |archivedate=April 1, 2012 }}</ref>


Places near Connewarre include [[Ant Spit]], [[Breamlea, Victoria|Breamlea]] and [[Lake Connewarre]]; towns nearest Connewarre are [[Torquay, Victoria|Torquay]] to the west and [[Barwon Heads, Victoria|Barwon Heads]] to the east.
Settlements near Connewarre include [[Breamlea, Victoria|Breamlea]] to the south, [[Torquay, Victoria|Torquay]] to the west and [[Barwon Heads, Victoria|Barwon Heads]] to the east.


==History==
==History==
The Post Office opened on 9 September 1860 and closed in 1967. An earlier Connewarre office was renamed [[Mount Duneed, Victoria|Mount Duneed]]. <ref name = "a">{{Citation
The Post Office opened on 9 September 1860 and closed in 1967. An earlier Connewarre office was renamed [[Mount Duneed, Victoria|Mount Duneed]].<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Connewarre* | access-date = 8 March 2021 }}</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 }}</ref>
The former Connewarre Primary School has been closed and merged with Mount Duneed Primary School.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/common/Public/Documents/8ce8a09bbc58462-Council%20Minutes%20-%2013%20December%202011.pdf | title=Minutes: Tuesday, 13 December 2011 | publisher=City of Greater Geelong | access-date=18 June 2014}}</ref>

==Governance==
The Connewarre [[Road districts of Victoria (Australia)|road district]] was proclaimed in 1856, and extended in 1859 to include the Mount Duneed, Torquay and Breamlea districts. In 1874, it was amalgamated with South Barwon Borough to create the Shire of South Barwon, which was proclaimed a city in 1974.

In May 1993, the City of South Barwon was amalgamated with the [[Shire of Barrabool]], the [[Rural City of Bellarine]], the [[Shire of Corio]], the City of Geelong, the [[City of Geelong West]], the [[City of Newtown]], and part of the [[Shire of Bannockburn]], to form the [[City of Greater Geelong]]. In March 1994, the southern-most part of Connewarre was included in the [[Surf Coast Shire]], on its creation.


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Latest revision as of 01:47, 28 April 2024

Connewarre
Geelong, Victoria
Connewarre is located in City of Greater Geelong
Connewarre
Connewarre
Coordinates38°16′S 144°24′E / 38.267°S 144.400°E / -38.267; 144.400
Population788 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3227
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Connewarre:
Armstrong Creek Moolap
Leopold		 Wallington
Mount Duneed Connewarre Barwon Heads
Torquay Breamlea Bass Strait

Connewarre (/kˈɒnəwʌri/) is a locality in Victoria, Australia, is located in the City of Greater Geelong and Surf Coast Shire, and is named after Lake Connewarre which is situated immediately to its north-east. Connewarre is a version of "kunuwarra", the name of the black swan in the Wathawurrung language.[2] At the 2016 census, Connewarre and the surrounding area had a population of 788.[1]

Part of the Eastern Precinct of the large Armstrong Creek Growth Area was within Connewarre when urban development began in 2010, but in 2012, when the new suburb Armstrong Creek was gazetted, Connewarre's boundary was adjusted to exclude the area north of Lower Duneed Road and the west of Baenschs Lane, meaning that all of the Growth Area then lay outside Connewarre.[3][4][5]

Settlements near Connewarre include Breamlea to the south, Torquay to the west and Barwon Heads to the east.

History

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The Post Office opened on 9 September 1860 and closed in 1967. An earlier Connewarre office was renamed Mount Duneed.[6]

The former Connewarre Primary School has been closed and merged with Mount Duneed Primary School.[7]

Governance

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The Connewarre road district was proclaimed in 1856, and extended in 1859 to include the Mount Duneed, Torquay and Breamlea districts. In 1874, it was amalgamated with South Barwon Borough to create the Shire of South Barwon, which was proclaimed a city in 1974.

In May 1993, the City of South Barwon was amalgamated with the Shire of Barrabool, the Rural City of Bellarine, the Shire of Corio, the City of Geelong, the City of Geelong West, the City of Newtown, and part of the Shire of Bannockburn, to form the City of Greater Geelong. In March 1994, the southern-most part of Connewarre was included in the Surf Coast Shire, on its creation.

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Connewarre (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Threlfall, Gwen (20 December 2016). "The Wodowrongs". The Mount Duneed History Group. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "General Gazette Number G8" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Government of Victoria. 23 February 2012. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ^ Woods, Eleanor (9 August 2011). "Charlemont 3217". Surf Coast Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Charlemont" (PDF). Department of Energy and Primary Industries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 8 March 2021
  7. ^ "Minutes: Tuesday, 13 December 2011" (PDF). City of Greater Geelong. Retrieved 18 June 2014.


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