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, much of the area is now regarded as a part of greater Geelong. The Barwon River meets Bass Strait at Barwon Heads. A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... 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. ... There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. ... 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 is a sea strait separating Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... 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 is a sea strait separating Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...

The Borough of Queenscliffe, situated on the peninsula is the last remaining borough left in Victoria, and was the only Local Government Area to escape change in the mass Victorian munincipality reorganisation of the early 90's. 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. The Borough of Queenscliffe is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Pronounced Burrow, or Bo-raw. ... 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. ... Hon Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948), Australian politician, was Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999. ... The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

A vehicle/passenger Searoad ferry service operates travelling from Queenscliff to Sorrento between the heads of Port Phillip. Categories: Stub ... Sorrento is the name of many cities and towns: Sorrento,_Italy Sorrento,_Florida, United States of America Sorrento, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sorrento, suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia Sorrento, Hong Kong, the largest residential development on Kowloon Station This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists...

Many coastal towns are located on the peninsula.

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

Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Foundation and Early History Ocean Grove is a small seaside town in Victoria, Australia. ... Point Lonsdale is a coastal township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Queenscliff is a small town that lies on the Bellarine Peninsula. ...

See also

• Bellarine Peninsula Railway
• Lake Corangamite