Port Welshpool | |
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 Crayfish boats at Port Welshpool, 1958 | |
Port Welshpool Location in South Gippsland Shire | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′59″S 146°27′53″E / 38.69972°S 146.46472°E / -38.69972; 146.46472 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 220 (SAL 2021)2 |
| Postcode | 3965 |
Port Welshpool is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is located 191 km south-east of Melbourne, on Corner Inlet and in 2006 had a population of 191. A key book on the history of Welshpool and Port Welshpool is ‘Welshpool: The Story of a Gippsland Port and Town’ by Donald John Linforth which can be found at the National Library of Australia (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6616277).
Jetty
The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II to facilitate the berthing of naval vessels, and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia.3 It reverted to commercial uses after the war, but a fire on the pier in June 2003 resulted in WorkSafe Victoria issuing a closure notice.4
The jetty has since been re-furbished in 2019–2020 and now open for tourism, along with a plan for Victoria's first underwater observatory.5
References
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Welshpool (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Welshpool (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PORT WELSHPOOL LONG JETTY Radio National Australia". Abc.net.au. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- "Port Welshpool 'Long Jetty' Conservation Management Plan Final 2011" (PDF). 17 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- "Port Welshpool". South-gippsland.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.