The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. The peninsula is a growing tourist region with a variety of beaches and seaside resorts and wineries, much of the area is now regarded as a part of greater Geelong. The Barwon River meets Bass Strait at Barwon Heads. A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula (from the latin words paene insula, almost island) is a geographical landform consisting of an extension of a body of land from a larger body of land, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Boats on Corio Bay, overlooking Geelong Corio Bay, one of numerous bays in Port Phillip lies in the southwest part of Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts Geelong, the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. ... Bass Strait (IPA /bæs/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads, west of Port Phillip. ... Bass Strait (IPA /bæs/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...

A vehicle/passenger Searoad ferry service operates travelling from Queenscliff to Sorrento between the heads of Port Phillip. Categories: Stub ... Sorrento is a township of Victoria, Australia, almost at the far tip of the Mornington Peninsula about 1 and a half hours south of the Capital, Melbourne. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ...

Many towns are located on the peninsula.

The wreck of the Ozone, offshore at Indented Head.

Looking south down Hesse Street, Queenscliff

Map showing the Bellarine Peninsula

• Barwon Heads, Victoria
• Clifton Springs, Victoria
• Drysdale, Victoria
• Indented Head, Victoria
• Ocean Grove, Victoria
• Portarlington, Victoria
• Point Lonsdale, Victoria
• Queenscliff, Victoria
• St Leonards, Victoria
• Wallington, Victoria

The Borough of Queenscliffe, situated on the peninsula is the last remaining borough left in Victoria, and was the only Local Government Area not changed in the mass Victorian munincipality reorganisation of the early 1990s. This was enacted by Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett. If the rules applied everywhere else in the state were applied here, the Borough of Queenscliffe would have become part of the City of Greater Geelong. Indented Head is a coastal township in Victoria, Australia. ... There is more than one place named Queenscliff: In Australia: Queenscliff, New South Wales Queenscliff, Victoria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Image File history File links Portphillip. ... Image File history File links Portphillip. ... Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Clifton Springs is a coastal town near Geelong. ... Drysdale is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. ... Indented Head is a coastal township in Victoria, Australia. ... Aerial view of Ocean Grove in 1946 Ocean Grove is a small seaside town in Victoria, Australia. ... Portarlington is a coastal township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. ... An aerial view of Point Lonsdale. ... Queenscliff is a small town that lies on the Bellarine Peninsula. ... St Leonards is a coastal township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. ... Wallington is a rural township near Geelong. ... The Borough of Queenscliffe is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... A borough is an administrative division used in various countries. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

See also

• Bellarine Highway
• Bellarine Peninsula Railway
• Lake Connewarre
• Lake Victoria
• Swan Bay
• Swan Island
• William Buckley (convict)

The Bellarine Highway (route B110) runs east from Geelong in Victoria along the Bellarine Peninsula to Queenscliff. ... The Bellarine Peninsula Railway is a volunteer-operated steam-driven tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. ... William Buckley William Buckley (1780 - January 1, 1856), was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead and lived in an Aboriginal community for many years. ...

External link

• Australian Places - Bellarine