Breamlea, Victoria
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Main beach at Breamlea
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| Coordinates | 38°18′S 144°23′E / 38.300°S 144.383°ECoordinates: 38°18′S 144°23′E / 38.300°S 144.383°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 162 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3227 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | South Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Breamlea, Victoria, Australia, is a secluded seaside hamlet located on the south coast of the Bellarine Peninsula, 18 kilometres south of Geelong and halfway between Barwon Heads and Torquay. It is divided between the City of Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast Shire. In the 2016 census, Breamlea had a population of 162.
Breamlea is nestled in the sand dunes between Thomsons Creek and the beach. The nearest township to Breamlea is Connewarre.
Thomsons Creek, also known as Bream Creek, runs through a natural network of reedy canals and widens before it enters Buckleys Bay. At the mouth of the creek is Point Impossible which is a well-known longboard surfing break.
The patrolled surf beach at Breamlea is called Bancoora, and is the closest surf beach to Melbourne. The beach was named after the steamship SS Bancoora that ran aground on there in 1881. Other non-patrolled beaches along this stretch of coast are not heavily used and are often empty.
The area was once populated by the Mon Mart Clan of Wathaurong people. The rock shelves on the coast in the area have always been rich in shellfish, and large middens of the discarded shells can be seen on the headland between Buckley's Bay and Stingray Bay. William Buckley lived in this area and across the road from the caravan park is a well that he is supposed to have used.
The clipper ship Victoria Tower, on its maiden voyage to Melbourne, was wrecked on rocks at Point Impossible in 1869. It had been encountering problems with its compasses during its 85-day voyage to Australia. The wreck is one of many included in Victoria's Underwater Shipwreck Discovery Trail.
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