Inverloch, Victoria
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Inverloch Victoria |
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Shopping Strip, Abeckett Street
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 Inverloch
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| Coordinates | 38°38′00″S 145°43′40″E / 38.6334°S 145.7278°ECoordinates: 38°38′00″S 145°43′40″E / 38.6334°S 145.7278°E | ||||||
| Population | 4,960 (2011 census) | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3996 | ||||||
| Elevation | 20.7 m (68 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Bass Coast Shire | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McMillan | ||||||
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Inverloch /ˈɪnvərlɒk/ is a seaside town located in Victoria, Australia. It is located 143 kilometres (89 mi) south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway on the Bass Highway at the mouth of Anderson Inlet, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for the calm waters of Anderson Inlet, it is now also known for the discovery of Australia's first dinosaur bone and at the 2011 census it had a population of 4,960.
Inverloch is a popular tourist destination, particularly for swimming, kitesurfing and windsurfing at the calm waters of Anderson Inlet. Fishing and surfing are also popular.
The town was first named Andersons Inlet after Samuel Anderson, the first European to settle here. It was later renamed Inverloch after Loch Inver (Lake Entrance) in Scotland.
The town is also home to a tennis club which is home to the some of Australia's greatest players.
Anderson Inlet is a shallow and dynamic estuary where the Tarwin River enters Bass Strait. It forms a 2,400 ha almost enclosed bay next to Inverloch, for which it provides a popular and protected beach. At low tide its intertidal mudflats provide important feeding habitat for migratory waders. It is named after the Anderson brothers, the first Europeans to settle in the area. Anderson Inlet is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area. It supports internationally significant numbers (up to over 6,000 individuals) of red-necked stint. It has also been known to support the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, with six birds seen there in 1998 and two in 1999. Seashell collecting is permitted from The Caves (beach) to north-east past the main shopping precinct. Seashell collecting is prohibited in the Bunurong Marine National Park, namely The Oaks, Twin Reefs, Shack Bay and Eagles Nest (beaches) heading south-west after Flat Rocks and The Caves.
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