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Inverloch
Inverloch is a popular tourist destination, particularly for
The town was first named Andersons Inlet (after Samuel Anderson, the first European to settle here) and was later renamed Inverloch after Loch Inver (Lake Entrance) in Scotland.
Inverloch has a local surf lifesaving club.
Today
Anderson Inlet
Anderson Inlet is a shallow and dynamic
Shell Museum
Australia’s first dinosaur bone, the Cape Paterson Claw, was discovered here in 1903 by William Ferguson in Cape Paterson and what is now Eagles Nest, Bunurong Marine National Park, Inverloch. Today, the Dinosaur Dreaming fossil excavation at the Flat Rocks coastal site by Anderson Inlet attracts both Australian and international visitors.[6] More than 6000 bones and teeth of small dinosaurs, mammals, birds, turtles and fish have been excavated.[7] There is a Dinosaur exhibibition at the Inverloch Shell Museum[8]
RACV
During 2005 and early 2006 the RACV built an eco-village holiday resort on the Cape Paterson Road in Inverloch.
Coast
Inverloch beaches include Twin Reefs, Shack Bay, Eagles Nest, The Caves, Flat Rocks, Main Surf Beach, two more surf beaches, Anderson Inlet-Western Beach, Anderson Inlet-Browns Beach, Anderson Inlet-Venus Street and Anderson Inlet-The Glades.
Bunurong Marine Parks
Both parks are named after the
Bunurong Marine Park is considered special due to the unusual set of environmental conditions. It supports many marine animals including seastars, featherstars, crabs, snails, 87 species of fish, Whales and Seals. It has the highest recorded diversity of intertidal and subtidal
Flat Rocks is a beach which has large rockpools for rockpooling/rambling and direct access from Cape Paterson-Inverloch Road. Bunurong Marine Park is seen and accessed at many different points along this coast, a popular one being near Cape Paterson
Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest is a large rock structure adjacent to the coastline that resembles the top half of a map of Australia.[14]
The Caves
The Caves is a beach with a set of pirate caves just past Eagles Nest.
Rock/Surf Fishing
Harmers Haven and Wreck Beach on Berrys Road are popular for surf and rock fishing. Williamsons Beach and Baxters Beach are popular for fishing day and night, catching mostly Salmon and Mullet. Powlett River mouth is popular for catching Bream, Perch, Salmon and Mullet.[9]
Festivals
The town hosts a jazz festival each Labour Day long weekend in March, featuring high-profile local and interstate musicians. The Food And Wine Festival is also in March.
Climate
Inverloch's location on the north shore of Bass Strait gives it an oceanic climate, with the moderating effect of the ocean allowing a narrower temperature range throughout the year compared to other regions in Victoria. Average daily maximum temperatures range from 23.5 °C in summer to 13.5 in winter. Frost is rare, occurring on average 6 mornings a year. On 10 August 2005 Inverloch received its first snowfall since July 1951, with snow even settling briefly on the beach.[15]
History
The Bunurong
The first European to settle in the Inverloch area was Samuel Anderson, who, together with his brothers and Robert Massie, ran cattle and grew wheat in the area. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1883 as Anderson's Inlet and was renamed Inverloch in 1889.[16] The inlet on which the town is situated on is named Anderson Inlet after Samuel Anderson.
As the area developed Inverloch became a port for the shipment of black coal from Wonthaggi to Melbourne.
Education
Inverloch has one
Facilities
- Farmers Market - 3rd Sunday every month, The Glade, Esplanade[9]
- Anderson Inlet
- Surf LifesavingClub, Geroke Street
- Seashell
- Melaleuca Links Golf Course, Bass Highway - 9 hole, par 3[23]
- Shell Museum and Dinosaur Exhibition, Ramsey Boulevard">Inverloch Shell Museum, retrieved 14 November 2013</ref>
- Screw Creek, eastern end of the Esplanade:[24]
- Wonthaggi Museum - open Saturday mornings, Murray Street[25]
- State Coal Mine - museum and tours, Garden Street, Wonthaggi[26]
- Wyeth-McNamara Park - playground, shaded picnic areas, tables, barbeques, Ramsey Boulevard[9]
- Inverloch has large chain stores; RACV Inverloch Resort (accommodation choices & restaurant/regular buffet), Foodworks supermarket. Four real estate agencies; Stockdale & Leggo, LJ Hooker, Alex Scott, Harcourts, First National and PBE. Mitre 10 (hardware), cafes, restaurants, pubs, hotels and a farmers market 3rd Sunday every month0020.[27]
- Wonthaggi Hospital - Smoking ban, Graham Street, Wonthaggi[28]
- Bunurong Marine Park - explore/snorkel, Surf Beach Road, Cape Paterson[29]
- Bunurong Marine National Park - protected state park, explore/snorkel, Inverloch-Cape Paterson Road[29]
Localities
Other localities in this postcode:[30]
- Pound Creek
Other localities nearby:[24]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wonthaggi (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ About Inverloch
- ^ Anderson Inlet Boating Area
- ^ "IBA: Anderson Inlet". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Department Of Environment And Primary Industries, retrieved 3 November 2013 Cite error: The named reference "fisheries_guide" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ The Museum Of Victoria, retrieved 14 November 2013
- ^ a b Parks Victoria, retrieved 14 November 2013
- ^ Inverloch Shell Museum, retrieved 14 November 2013
- ^ a b c d e Bass Coast Information Centres, retrieved 18 November 2013 Cite error: The named reference "public_information" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Bunurong Marine National Park, Parks Victoria, 2010, retrieved 13 November 2013
- ^ Please Take Me To, retrieved 14 November 2013
- ^ CPCP, retrieved 14 November 2013
- ^ South Gippsland, retrieved 13 November 2013
- ^ Film Gippsland, retrieved 14 November 2013
- ^ "Australian Weather News". Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Chisholm TAFE, retrieved 28 October 2013
- ^ Bass Coast Specialist School, retrieved 28 October 2013
- ^ Bass Coast Adult Education Centre, retrieved 28 October 2013
- ^ University Of The Third Age (U3A), retrieved 28 October 2013
- ^ Connecting Skills Australia, retrieved 6 November 2013
- ^ Bass Coast Shire, retrieved 11 November 2013
- ^ Melaleuca Golf Course, retrieved 11 December 2013
- ^ a b The Sydney Morning Herlad, retrieved 17 December 2013 Cite error: The named reference "localities" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Wonthaggi Historical Society, retrieved 11 November 2013
- ^ Parks Victoria, retrieved 27 October 2013
- ^ Street Advisor, retrieved 28 October 2013
- ^ Bass Coast Regional Health, retrieved 30 October 2013
- ^ a b Parks Victoria, retrieved 13 November 2013
- ^ Australian Postcodes, retrieved 19 November 2013
External links
- Dinosaur Dreaming Web Site
- Dinosaur Dreaming At Inverloch
- Inverloch Holiday Online Directory
- Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club Website
- Inverloch Windsurfing Club Website
- Inverloch Historical Society
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