Kilcunda

Kilcunda
Victoria

Bass Highway

Kilcunda

Coordinates

38°32′59″S 145°28′34″E / 38.5498°S 145.4761°ECoordinates: 38°32′59″S 145°28′34″E / 38.5498°S 145.4761°E

Population

321 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)

3995

Location

122 km (76 mi) SE of {{{location1}}}
15 km (9 mi) NW of Wonthaggi
28 km (17 mi) SE of Cowes

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
18.7 °C ^{66 °F}	9.5 °C ^{49 °F}	920.7 mm ^{36.2 in}

Kilcunda /ˈkɪlkʌndɑː/ is a seaside town located 117 kilometres (73 mi) south east of Melbourne between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi near Dalyston via the South Gippsland Highway on the Bass Highway, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station near Wonthaggi, it is now the location of a very popular swimming hole at the Bourne Creek Trestle Bridge and at the 2011 census, Kilcunda had a population of 321.

The name "Kilcunda" is believed to be from the Aboriginal term for 'an exclamation', and is reported by one authority to mean, 'Oh dear, the sticks!'

The 91 m long Kilcunda Bridge was built over the Bourne Creek. It is protected by the National Trust. This trestle bridge was constructed for the Victorian Railways to carry coal from what was then known as the Powlett Coal Fields. It is a particularly significant monument because most of the steam-locomotive fuel that serviced the Victorian Railways network, from 1911 until 1978, crossed over this bridge. Since disused, the bridge is now a tourist attraction and a part of the Bass Coast Rail Trail. Bourne creek spills over Kilcunda Beach and out into the sea of Bass Strait. Seashell collecting is permitted on Kilcunda Beaches.

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