Portsea, Victoria
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Portsea is a seaside suburb on the
Portsea is located on the opposite side of
History
Portsea is named after
In January 1948 the new St Mary's School for Deaf Children was opened at Delgany, Portsea led by Kathleen Mary Egan. It was an initiative by the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the first to use oral techniques in Victoria.[3]
Present day
Portsea was considered by many to be the hub of Melbourne's recreational scuba diving activities. At one time there were as many as four dive shops in the main street of Portsea. Dive charter boats still travel from Portsea Pier to sites both inside Port Phillip and outside Port Phillip Heads, also known as "The Rip".
The Portsea Pier is the home to the spectacular
Portsea Back Beach is an attraction in Portsea, due to its great surfing conditions and long stretch of sand. Portsea Surf Life Saving Club patrols the popular surf beach, as patrols are always needed during the summer period given the large waves and strong tides that are often present.
Corsair Rock, just at the entrance to Port Philip, is a well-known surf spot to locals and professional surfers. However, it is not advised to surf there unless you are an experienced surfer and, for safety, are accompanied by somebody in a boat nearby. It is considered a very dangerous location. The rip can run out as fast as 8-10 knots.
Golfers play at the revered Portsea Golf Club on Relph Avenue.[5] The annual Portsea Polo event is held at Jarman Oval, near the former quarantine station on Point Nepean.
According to the 2016
Traditional Ownership
The formally recognised
Popular culture
The Australian Crawl song "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" (from the 1980 album The Boys Light Up) was written about Portsea.[9]
See also
- Shire of Flinders – Portsea was previously within this former local government area.
- Portsea Hole – a nearby dive location
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Portsea (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 14 March 2021
- ^ "St Mary's College History". St Mary's College for the deaf. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Harold Holt inquest starts, 40 years on Archived 28 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 August 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Golf Select, Portsea, archived from the original on 23 July 2008, retrieved 11 May 2009
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Portsea (State)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Bunurong Land Council". Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Waiting for Reyne". The Age. 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
External links
- Media related to Portsea, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons