- Tootgarook, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Tootgarook
city = Melbourne
state = vic
caption =
lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula
postcode = 3941
pop = 2318 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21679 | name = Tootgarook (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 3.6
est =
propval = $254,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Tootgarook&postcode=3941 Tootgarook] , accessed 9 August 2007]
stategov = Nepean
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 81
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 7
location2= Rosebud
near-nw =
near-n = "Port Phillip "
near-ne =
near-w = Rye
near-e = Rosebud West
near-sw =
near-s = Cape Schanck
near-se = BoneoTootgarook is a suburb in
Melbourne , Victoria,Australia . Its Local Government Area is theShire of Mornington Peninsula .History
A Tootgarook Post Office opened in 1858 and was renamed Rye in 1870. A later Tootgarook Post Office opened on 3 April 1956 when some development took place in the suburb, and closed in 1987. 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
In the same suburb, but extending to neighbouring suburbs, is the Tootgarook Wetland. This wetland is about 300 hectares in size and supports many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna. Most of the wetland is in private ownership and some is vulnerable to development.
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