Boneo, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula
postcode = 3939
pop = 206 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25189 | name = Boneo (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
stategov = Nepean
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 83
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 9
location2= Rosebud
near-nw = Rosebud West
near-n = Rosebud
near-ne = Main Ridge
near-w = Fingal
near-e = Flinders
near-sw = Cape Schanck
near-s =
near-se = Flinders

Boneo is a rural locality south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located south of and inland from Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

History

Boneo Post Office first opened on 1 July 1874 and closed in 1877. It reopened in 1902 and apart for a short recess was open until 1951.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

It is dominated by the Boneo Flats, where market gardens and pastures are located. It contains a recreation reserve, community hall and primary school. [cite web|url=http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/content/content.asp?cid=763&tid=763&tpid=396&cnid=1793|title=Townships - Boneo|author=Shire of Mornington Peninsula|accessdate=2006-11-27] [Map 253-254, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)] A market also operates on the third Saturday of every month.

The eastern part of the locality, alongside Main Creek, is part of the Mornington Peninsula National Park called Greens Bush, a native bushland area first set aside for conservation in 1974 and supporting the largest population of Eastern Grey Kangaroos on the Mornington Peninsula. Several walking tracks provide access to the area. [cite web|url=http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=145|title=Mornington Peninsula National Park|author=Parks Victoria|accessdate=2006-11-27]

References

External links

* [http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_0469.pdf Mornington Peninsula National Park - Greens Bush] (Parks Victoria)