Indented Head, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Indented Head
city = Geelong
state = vic

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caption = The wreck of the paddle steamer, "Ozone".
lga = City of Greater Geelong
postcode = 3223
pop = 589 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25793 | name = Indented Head (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area =
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=%20$257,000&searchterm=portarlington 280,000]
stategov = Bellarine
fedgov = Corangamite
near-nw = Portarlington
near-n =
near-ne =
near-w =
near-e =
near-sw = Drysdale
near-s = St Leonards
near-se =
dist1 =
location1=

Indented Head is a small coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, east of Geelong, in the Australian state of Victoria. The town lies on the coast of the Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Portarlington and St Leonards.

History

Indented Head was named by the explorer Matthew Flinders in 1802 when he observed the shape of the Bellarine Peninsula coastline from the summit of Arthurs Seat, across Port Phillip Bay. For many years the name Indented Head was applied to the whole of the Bellarine Peninsula. Flinders was at that time in the process of completing the first circumnavigation of Australia, undertaken between December 1801 and June 1803, making a detailed survey of the coastline for the British government, sailing aboard the "H M S Investigator".

in 1803.

Camping grounds were established along the Indented Head foreshore during the 1920s but it was many years before a permanent population was established, the Post Office opening in 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 ]

The area is still a popular family holiday destination and facilities include a sailing club, a boat ramp, jetty, and numerous sandy beaches. The shoreline also hosts a number of historical boat sheds.

The retired Port Phillip paddle steamer, "Ozone", was sunk at Indented Head in 1925 to form a breakwater. The wreck remains a distinctive landmark visible offshore from the main beach. The "Ozone's" anchor has also been incorporated into a monument located on the cliff-top beside the Taylor Reserve camping ground.

External links

* [http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/indentedhead.html Victorian Towns Gazette - Indented Head]

References