Rye, Victoria

Rye, Victoria

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


caption = Kitesurfing at Rye, Rye pier in background
lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula
postcode = 3941
pop = 8337 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21581 | name = Rye (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 14.7
est =
propval = $300,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Rye&postcode=3941 Rye] , accessed 9 August 2007]
stategov = Nepean
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 85
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 10
location2= Rosebud
near-nw =
near-n = "Port Phillip"
near-ne =
near-w = Blairgowrie
near-e = Tootgarook
near-sw = "Bass Strait"
near-s =
near-se =

Rye is an outer suburb of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

History

The Post Office opened on 18 January 1858 as Tootgarook and was renamed Rye in 1870. 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

The town has two Service Clubs, these being the Rotary Club of Rye and the Lions Club of Rye. Both organisations are heavily involved within the local community. Rye also has a Probus Club. Rye's summer carnival is located beside the pier carpark, and is home of the annual sand sculptures. It is a popular location during vacation periods, especially for graduating VCE students.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.


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