Balnarring Beach Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°21′32″S 145°08′10″E / 38.359°S 145.136°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 471 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1910s | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3926 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nepean | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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Balnarring Beach is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Balnarring and approximately 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Balnarring Beach recorded a population of 471 at the 2021 census. [1]
In 2006 it was rated by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council as 'Australia's Cleanest Beach', out of 317 beaches in five states. [2]
It was previously known as Tulum Beach.
The township was first gazetted in 1886, in a street configuration quite different to what exists today.
The beach first began to attract holidaymakers in the 1910s, and beach stores and kiosks commenced operations, serving both day-trippers and campers. The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Club set up base here after their formation in 1924. During World War II, businesses were sustained by servicemen training at Somers.
In 1944, a mobile library operated from a private home for the Flinders Shire by Wally Turner. Balnarring Beach Post Office opened on 1 July 1947 and closed in 1978. [3] In 1960 the yacht club was given permission to erect a winch and slipway and build a clubhouse. [4]
Balnarring Beach (colloquially known as 'The Naz Beach') today consists primarily of holiday homes and camping grounds, [5] and contains a general store, picnic facilities and several caravan parks. [6] Most other services are provided by nearby Balnarring township.