Blairgowrie, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Blairgowrie
city = Melbourne
state = vic

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caption = Blairgowrie Welcome Sign
lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula
postcode = 3942
pop = 2255 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21089 | name = Blairgowrie (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 6.3
est =
propval = $460,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Blairgowrie&postcode=3942 Blairgowrie] , accessed 15 May 2008]
stategov = Nepean
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 87
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 13
location2= Rosebud
near-nw = Sorrento
near-n =
near-ne = "Port Phillip"
near-w =
near-e = Rye
near-sw =
near-s = "Bass Strait"
near-se = Blairgowrie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

History

Blairgowrie was named after the Burgh of Blairgowrie, 2nd largest town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Post Office was not opened until 1 November 1947. 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 ]

Today

Blairgowrie is located near the western tip of the Mornington Peninsula, between Sorrento and Rye, and is one of many popular holiday destinations for Melburnians along this narrow peninsula strip. It is bordered on the north by Port Phillip Bay, and on the south by Bass Strait and a series of surf beaches interspersed with spectacular cliffs and rocky ledges. It is very popular with tourists over the summer months, and has been featured on numerous travel programs.

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