Newhaven, Victoria

Newhaven Victoria
Bridge connecting Newhaven with the adjacent town of San Remo.
Newhaven
Coordinates	38°30′45″S 145°21′30″E / 38.51250°S 145.35833°E / -38.51250; 145.35833Coordinates: 38°30′45″S 145°21′30″E / 38.51250°S 145.35833°E / -38.51250; 145.35833
Population	428 (2006 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3925
Location	126 km (78 mi) SE of Melbourne 65 km (40 mi) W of Leongatha 15 km (9 mi) SE of Cowes 3 km (2 mi) NW of Melbourne
LGA(s)	Bass Coast Shire
State electorate(s)	Bass
Federal Division(s)	Flinders

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.^[2]

The town's economy is primarily based on retirement living and tourism, and has a fine Yacht Club with marina. Atlantis Nereus tidal turbines are installed at Newhaven.^[3] In 1980, Newhaven College was established and Newhaven Primary School has been situated in Newhaven for a great number of years.

Localities in the Bass Coast Shire

Mainland	Adams Estate Almurta Anderson Archies Creek Bass Cape Paterson Corinella Coronet Bay Dalyston Glen Alvie Glen Forbes Grantville Harmers Haven Inverloch Jam Jerrup Kernot Kilcunda Kongwak Krowera Lance Creek Lang Lang Loch North Wonthaggi Outtrim Pioneer Bay Pound Creek Queensferry Ryanston San Remo South Dudley St Clair Tenby Point The Gurdies Wattle Bank West Creek Woodleigh Woolamai Wonthaggi

Phillip Island	Cape Woolamai Churchill Island Cowes Newhaven Rhyll Silverleaves Smiths Beach Summerlands Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip Surf Beach Ventnor Wimbledon Heights

Coastal townships and localities of Western Port, Victoria

Balnarring Beach Bass Bittern Blind Bight Caldermeade Cannons Creek Corinella Coronet Bay Cowes Crib Point Dalmore Flinders Grantville Hastings HMAS Cerberus Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang Merricks Beach Monomeith Newhaven Pearcedale Point Leo Rhyll San Remo Shoreham Somers Somerville Tankerton Tooradin Tyabb Warneet

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newhaven (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
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