San Remo, Victoria
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San Remo is a town in southern Victoria
, Australia in the Gippsland
region. Formed as a fishing village, its economy is now more largely based around tourism. It is also notable as the town on the mainland end of the bridge to Phillip Island. At the 2006 census
, San Remo had a population of 1017.
It is located at the western tip of the Anderson Peninsula, 122 km south-east of Melbourne
via the South Gippsland Highway, opposite Newhaven
on Phillip Island.
people, sealers frequented the area before the Europeans settled the area in 1835. It was Samuel Anderson a Scottish immigrant who in 1835 established the third permanent settlement in Victoria at Bass. An early pioneer and explorer 'Anderson Inlet" at Inverloch was named after him. Descendents of the Anderson family remain around San Remo to this day.
In 1797 George Bass
, a naval surgeon and explorer, took a voyage in an open whaleboat
to explore the coastline. It was later explored on foot in 1826 by William Hovell. Around 1840 a deepwater port was established at Griffiths Point in order to provide exports of wattle
bark, farm produce and cattle, and then later coal starting in the 1870s. A township grew around this port, and brought in tourists. In 1888 the township was named San Remo after the resort town in Italy. The Post Office opened on 14 August 1873 and was renamed San Remo in 1888.
Early in the 20th Century, commercial fishing of the King George whiting
came to the area, the produce being sent to Melbourne markets via railway.
Since 2006 San Remo has a tidal power
test facility. Installed Nereus tidal turbines dispatch power directly to national grid
http://www.atlantisresourcescorporation.com/projects/san-remo.html.
In 2008 a monument to those local professional fisherman lost at sea was erected. A cairn with the names of those lost at sea with a navigation light atop is a main feature.
Today there is a fishing co-operative near the bridge that supplies good fresh fish, particularly the King George whiting for which the area is known.
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....
, Australia in the 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. Formed as a fishing village, its economy is now more largely based around tourism. It is also notable as the town on the mainland end of the bridge to Phillip Island. 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,...
, San Remo had a population of 1017.
It is located at the western tip of the Anderson Peninsula, 122 km south-east of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
via the South Gippsland Highway, opposite Newhaven
Newhaven, Victoria
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...
on Phillip Island.
History
The area around what is now San Remo was occupied for many hundreds of years by the BunurongBunurong
The Bunurong are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who occupy South-Central Victoria, Australia. Prior to European settlement, they lived as all people of the Kulin nation lived, sustainably on the land, predominantly as hunters and gatherers, for tens of thousands of years...
people, sealers frequented the area before the Europeans settled the area in 1835. It was Samuel Anderson a Scottish immigrant who in 1835 established the third permanent settlement in Victoria at Bass. An early pioneer and explorer 'Anderson Inlet" at Inverloch was named after him. Descendents of the Anderson family remain around San Remo to this day.
In 1797 George Bass
George Bass
George Bass was a British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia.-Early years:He was born on 30 January 1771 at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, the son of a tenant farmer, George Bass, and a local beauty named Sarah Nee Newman. His father died in 1777 when Bass was 6...
, a naval surgeon and explorer, took a voyage in an open whaleboat
Whaleboat
A whaleboat is a type of open boat that is relatively narrow and pointed at both ends, enabling it to move either forwards or backwards equally well. It was originally developed for whaling, and later became popular for work along beaches, since it does not need to be turned around for beaching or...
to explore the coastline. It was later explored on foot in 1826 by William Hovell. Around 1840 a deepwater port was established at Griffiths Point in order to provide exports of wattle
Acacia
Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not...
bark, farm produce and cattle, and then later coal starting in the 1870s. A township grew around this port, and brought in tourists. In 1888 the township was named San Remo after the resort town in Italy. The Post Office opened on 14 August 1873 and was renamed San Remo in 1888.
Early in the 20th Century, commercial fishing of the King George whiting
King George whiting
The King George whiting, Sillaginodes punctatus , is a coastal marine fish of the smelt-whitings family Sillaginidae. The King George whiting is endemic to Australia, inhabiting the south coast of the country from Jurien Bay, Western Australia to Botany Bay, New South Wales in the east...
came to the area, the produce being sent to Melbourne markets via railway.
Since 2006 San Remo has a tidal power
Tidal power
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity....
test facility. Installed Nereus tidal turbines dispatch power directly to national grid
National Grid
-Electric power transmission systems:*National Grid , the electricity transmission network of Great Britain.*National Grid , the electricity transmission network of Malaysia....
http://www.atlantisresourcescorporation.com/projects/san-remo.html.
In 2008 a monument to those local professional fisherman lost at sea was erected. A cairn with the names of those lost at sea with a navigation light atop is a main feature.
Today there is a fishing co-operative near the bridge that supplies good fresh fish, particularly the King George whiting for which the area is known.