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18 unusual facts about Mornington Peninsula


2012 Gippsland earthquake

This tremor was felt across south Gippsland, as well as Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.

Bunwurrung language

It was spoken by six clans along the coast from the Werribee River, across the Mornington Peninsula, Western Port Bay to Wilsons Promontory.

Daryl Lindsay

When the couple returned to live in Australia, they renovated a farmhouse in Baxter, Mulberry Hill, on the Mornington Peninsula, and lived there until the Great Depression forced them to take up humble lodgings in Bacchus Marsh, renting out their home until the economic situation improved.

Driver Group

In October 2010 Mornington Peninsula operators Balnarring Bus Lines, Coolart Bus & Coach, Mawson's Coaches and Old Tyabb Coaches were purchased adding 29 buses to the fleet.

Footage Missing

'Footage Missing' is the sixth studio album by Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.

Frances Margaret Leighton

On retirement, and with two of their three children living in Australia, William and Frances followed and settled in Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula, their home for the next 35 years.

Guy McDonough

Together with his elder brother Bill McDonough, he grew up in Mount Eliza on Mornington Peninsula south east of central Melbourne, Victoria.

Haswell's frog

The Haswell's frog (Paracrinia haswelli) is a small ground frog found around coastal swamps in eastern Australia from around Port Macquarie, New South Wales to the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

Japanese Engines

Japanese Engines is the tenth studio album by Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.

Kate Charlton-Robb

Kate Charlton-Robb, born in Mornington Peninsula is an Australian zoologist, molecular genetist, researcher of Monash University, who, along with colleagues, declared in 2011 a new species of Tursiops genera, and formally named Tursiops australis.

Lazy Highways

Lazy Highways is the fourth studio album by Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.

Moonah Classic

It was played for the first time from 21-24 February 2008 at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

Nervous Flashlights

Nervous Flashlights is the eighth album by Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.

Slayain

Late 2005 they created a 4-track EP entitled 'Pacified Lies' which was widely received with their long stream of gigs all over the Mornington Peninsula and extensive jam nites in The Castle, Dandenong.

The Young Need Discipline

The Young Need Discipline is the second studio album by Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.

Tight White Ballhugger

'Tight White Ballbreaker' is the third and final EP of Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.

Victoria College, Melbourne

Research in 1990 found that the college's students mainly lived in eastern and southern Melbourne, and on the Mornington Peninsula.

When Good Times Go Good

When Good Times Go Good is the ninth album by Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne indie band The Fauves.


Aaron Edwards

In 2001, while still a junior playing in the Mornington Peninsula region, Edwards represented Samoa, playing for the Samoa national team in an international match against Nauru during Nauru's tour of Australia.

Mornington Secondary College

Mornington Secondary College is a secondary school in Mornington, Victoria, Australia serving the communities of Somerville, Tyabb, Moorooduc, Mount Martha, and Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula and offers the Hands On Learning, The Victoria Police Youth Corp and Drum Corp, and many other extra-curricular programs to its students.

Red Hill Rail Trail

Red Hill Rail Trail is a 6.5 kilometre rail trail connecting Red Hill with Merricks, on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.