Newhaven, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Newhaven is a town in southern Victoria
, in the south Gippsland
region. Located on Phillip Island, adjacent to the channel known as The Narrows, it is the town on the island side of the bridge linking Phillip Island to the mainland. At the 2006 census
, Newhaven had a population of 428.
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873 and closed in 1975.
The town's economy is primarily based around retirement living and tourism, and has a fine Yacht Club with marina. Atlantis Nereus™ tidal turbine
s are installed at Newhaven http://www.atlantisresourcescorporation.com/projects/san-remo.html. Recently located in Newhaven is Newhaven College, Newhaven Primary School has been situated in Newhaven for a great number of years.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, in the south Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region. Located on Phillip Island, adjacent to the channel known as The Narrows, it is the town on the island side of the bridge linking Phillip Island to the mainland. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Newhaven had a population of 428.
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873 and closed in 1975.
The town's economy is primarily based around retirement living and tourism, and has a fine Yacht Club with marina. Atlantis Nereus™ tidal turbine
Turbine
A turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades, or the blades react to the flow, so that they move and...
s are installed at Newhaven http://www.atlantisresourcescorporation.com/projects/san-remo.html. Recently located in Newhaven is Newhaven College, Newhaven Primary School has been situated in Newhaven for a great number of years.