Peterborough, Victoria

Peterborough (/ˈpiːtərbərə/)[2] is a town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, approximately three hours' drive from Melbourne.

Peterborough
Victoria
Peterborough
Coordinates38°36′0″S 142°52′0″E
Population247 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3270
Location
  • 235 km (146 mi) W of Melbourne
  • 54 km (34 mi) E of Warrnambool
  • 153 km (95 mi) E of Portland
LGA(s)Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal Division(s)Wannon

History
Flaxmans Hill, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Peterborough within the Bay of Islands Coastal Park

The town was believed to have been founded when the schooner SS Schomberg was wrecked in the middle of the 19th century, though the town was not sufficiently populated to justify a Post Office until 10 April 1890.[3] It has since become a fishing and holiday village. There are two public tennis courts and beaches, and a nine-hole golf course at the Peterborough Golf Club on Schomberg Road.[4]

At the 2006 census, Peterborough had a population of 178,[1] which had grown to 247 at the 2016 census.[5]

The town is situated near The Twelve Apostles and London Arch land formations, and is part of the Shipwreck Coast. Many ships have been wrecked in the vicinity, due to limestone cliffs eroding away and leaving patches of harder rock concealed just under the waves quite a distance out to sea. This erosion continues, evidenced by the London Bridge formation collapsing in the early 1990s to form London Arch. One of the most famous wrecks was the Falls of Halladale which was wrecked in 1908 in thick fog, and became a tourist attraction for the next few years as it remained on the reef it was stuck on.

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Peterborough sits are the Eastern Maar People[6] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Peterborough (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  2. Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Peterborough". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. 1952 pages. ISBN 978-18-7642-966-9.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. Golf Select, Peterborough, retrieved 11 May 2009
  5. http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC22050
  6. "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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