Kilcunda, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Kilcunda
state = vic

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caption = Kilcunda trestle bridge over Bourne Creek on the Rail Trail
lga = Bass Coast Shire
postcode = 3995
est =
pop = 264 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25873 | name = Kilcunda (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Bass
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 122
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 15
dir2 = NW
location2= Wonthaggi
dist3 = 28
dir3 = W
location3= Cowes

Kilcunda is a seaside town in Victoria. It is located 117km southeast from Melbourne on the Bass Highway in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Situated along the rugged coastline between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi, Kilcunda offers excellent fishing, surfing and swimming beaches. At the 2006 census, Kilcunda had a population of 264.

History

Originally a coal mining township, The Western Port Coal Mining Company extracted black coal from 1871. The Post Office opened on 5 August 1879.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Evidence of coal mining is scattered across Kilcunda, the most famous (pictured here) is the old Kilcunda Rail Bridge on the eastern side. Commissioned in 1910 and decommissioned in the 1970s, it now forms part of the Bass Coast Rail Trail stretching convert|16|km|mi|0|lk=on from Wonthaggi to Anderson.

The Town today

Activities around the area now centre on agriculture and tourism and include cycling, fishing, hangliding, surfing, swimming, tennis, and walking. The Bass Coast Rail Trail at Kilcunda is built on the coastal sand dunes and incorporates a landmark trestle bridge over Bourne Creek.

The local football team is Kilcunda-Bass competing in the Alberton Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Kilcunda-Bass | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Kilcunda_Bass.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

ee also

Kilcunda railway station

References