Mornington, Victoria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MorningtonMelbourne, Victoria |
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 Mornington
Location in Melbourne
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| Population | 23,989 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,777/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1850 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3931 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mornington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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Mornington is a suburb of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 57 km (35 mi) south of Melbourne's central business district. It is in the local government area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Mornington is known for its "village" atmosphere and its beaches. Mornington is a tourist destination with Melburnians who make day trips to visit the area's bay beaches and wineries. The town centre runs into the foreshore area and local beach.
History
The Post Office opened on 21 May 1856 as Schnapper Point and was renamed Mornington in 1864.
Parks
The town centre runs into the foreshore area and local beach, which features a yacht club, restaurant and park with playground facilities.
Culture
Mornington is an attractive destination for shopping and features some excellent restaurants and cafes. The north of Mornington is also home to several horse breeders and stables. It has a modern library, cinema and numerous parks, gardens and historical buildings, many of which are open to the public. It holds several annual festivals, and holds a market day in the main street every Wednesday, which attracts hundreds of people.
Transport
Mornington is served by three major roadways, Peninsula Link (Mornington Peninsula Freeway), Nepean Highway and Moorooduc Highway. All three are dual-carriageway arterial roads with varying speed limits of 80 km/h-100 km/h. The Melbourne bus routes 781, 784, 785, and 788 services the area.
The Mornington railway line closed in 1981 and reopened in 1991 as the heritage Mornington Railway with the aims of restoring the line in future.
Sport
Mornington has an Australian Rules football team, the Mornington Bulldogs, competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
Mornington has a horse racing club, the Mornington Racing Club, which schedules around twenty race meetings a year including the Mornington Cup meeting in March. The Mornington Racecourse also hosts the Peninsula Cup in November and monthly markets.
Mornington also has an active Yacht club, the Mornington Yacht Club, located at Schnapper Point.
Golfers play at the course of the Mornington Country Golf Club on Tallis Drive.
Mornington has a Field Hockey club competing in the Hockey Victoria Association known as the Mornington Peninsula Falcons.
Terri Sawyer, the 18-year-old female driver who won the first ever AUSCAR race at the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne in February 1988, is a resident of Mornington.
Education
Within Mornington are several schools including Mornington Primary School, Mornington Secondary College, Mornington Park Primary School, St. Macartan's Parish Primary School and Benton Junior College.
Notable residents
- Finola Moorhead
- Brodie Harper
- Terry Denton
Images for kids
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Mornington Yacht Club from Mills Beach
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Mornington Mechanics Institute
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Mornington Grand Hotel
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Historic aerial photo of Mornington 1940 looking west
