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St Leonards, Victoria
St Leonards is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of Geelong, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula, and north of Swan Bay.
St Leonards was a filming location for the Australian television series SeaChange. St Leonards is positioned centrally to many local wineries and eateries of the Bellarine Peninsula.
The town is surrounded by salt marsh wildlife reserves which provide habitat for hundreds of birds, including the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot of which there are less than 200 in the wild. Salt marshes are one of the most biologically productive habitats on the planet, rivalling tropical rainforests. In 2009, St. Leonards was nominated to have the cleanest beaches in Victoria.
St Leonards was given its name from St Leonards Station, a pastoral farm located in the region which was named after a town of the same name in Sussex, England.
Before European settlement, the area around St Leonards was inhabited by the Bengalat balug clan of the Wathaurong tribe, part of the wider Kulin nation.
In 1835, John Batman established a temporary encampment in St Leonards and first encountered the Bengalat balug clan of the Wathaurong tribe. This is where escaped convict William Buckley made contact with the Europeans for the first time after a period of 30 years, during which he had lived and interacted with the Wathaurong tribe.
In the mid-1800s, Chinese immigrants became one of the earliest settlers in St Leonards, with many of them beginning as fishermen. Little is known of why they arrived, or why they left.
In 1855, St Leonards was established by George Ward Cole, to cater for the source of firewood for Melbourne. In the late 1850s, the pier was built by George Ward Cole to meet the demand for firewood in Melbourne. Cole began shipping timber from St Leonards to Melbourne for sale. By 1858, the town had a hotel, store, and fewer than 10 houses. The first hotel was established in 1858 and quickly became known as the town's social gathering place. The Post Office opened on 19 March 1860. In the early 1860s, pioneer settler William Bain McBeth attempted to establish a primary school. Around a decade later, St Leonards State School No. 866 opened in October 1874, on a half an acre block donated by George Ward Cole. By the late 1800s, Bay steamers would regularly deliver passengers for day trips or weekend stays.
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St Leonards, Victoria
St Leonards is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of Geelong, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula, and north of Swan Bay.
St Leonards was a filming location for the Australian television series SeaChange. St Leonards is positioned centrally to many local wineries and eateries of the Bellarine Peninsula.
The town is surrounded by salt marsh wildlife reserves which provide habitat for hundreds of birds, including the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot of which there are less than 200 in the wild. Salt marshes are one of the most biologically productive habitats on the planet, rivalling tropical rainforests. In 2009, St. Leonards was nominated to have the cleanest beaches in Victoria.
St Leonards was given its name from St Leonards Station, a pastoral farm located in the region which was named after a town of the same name in Sussex, England.
Before European settlement, the area around St Leonards was inhabited by the Bengalat balug clan of the Wathaurong tribe, part of the wider Kulin nation.
In 1835, John Batman established a temporary encampment in St Leonards and first encountered the Bengalat balug clan of the Wathaurong tribe. This is where escaped convict William Buckley made contact with the Europeans for the first time after a period of 30 years, during which he had lived and interacted with the Wathaurong tribe.
In the mid-1800s, Chinese immigrants became one of the earliest settlers in St Leonards, with many of them beginning as fishermen. Little is known of why they arrived, or why they left.
In 1855, St Leonards was established by George Ward Cole, to cater for the source of firewood for Melbourne. In the late 1850s, the pier was built by George Ward Cole to meet the demand for firewood in Melbourne. Cole began shipping timber from St Leonards to Melbourne for sale. By 1858, the town had a hotel, store, and fewer than 10 houses. The first hotel was established in 1858 and quickly became known as the town's social gathering place. The Post Office opened on 19 March 1860. In the early 1860s, pioneer settler William Bain McBeth attempted to establish a primary school. Around a decade later, St Leonards State School No. 866 opened in October 1874, on a half an acre block donated by George Ward Cole. By the late 1800s, Bay steamers would regularly deliver passengers for day trips or weekend stays.