Balnarring Beach
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Balnarring Beach is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Template:Convert south of Balnarring and approximately Template:Convert 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.<ref name=ABS2021/>
In 2006 it was rated by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council as 'Australia's Cleanest Beach', out of 317 beaches in five states.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It was previously known as Tulum Beach.
History
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.<ref name = "a">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1960 the yacht club was given permission to erect a winch and slipway and build a clubhouse.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Present day
Balnarring Beach (colloquially known as 'The Naz Beach') today consists primarily of holiday homes and camping grounds,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and contains a general store, picnic facilities and several caravan parks.<ref>Map 193, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)</ref> Most other services are provided by nearby Balnarring township.
See also
- Shire of Hastings – Balnarring Beach was previously within this former local government area.
References
Template:Shire of Mornington Peninsula suburbs Template:Coastal townships and localities of Western Port, Victoria