Pearcedale is a town in
VictoriaVictoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west, and Tasmania to the south, across the Bass Strait. Victoria is the most densely populated state, with over 70% of...
,
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, 50 km south-east from Melbourne's
central business districtMelbourne also known as the Melbourne city centre is a locality surrounded by metropolitan Melbourne which comprises the original settlement, the central business district, parkland and other built-up areas...
. Its
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is the
City of CaseyThe City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Pearcedale had a population of 3721.
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Pearcedale is a town in
VictoriaVictoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west, and Tasmania to the south, across the Bass Strait. Victoria is the most densely populated state, with over 70% of...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, 50 km south-east from Melbourne's
central business districtMelbourne also known as the Melbourne city centre is a locality surrounded by metropolitan Melbourne which comprises the original settlement, the central business district, parkland and other built-up areas...
. Its
Local Government AreaThere are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. LGA's are constituted as cities, shires, rural cities and, in one case, a borough...
is the
City of CaseyThe City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Pearcedale had a population of 3721.
Today
Pearcedale is a small village on the northeast corner of
Western PortWestern Port, also known as Western Port Bay, is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in Victoria. Geographically, the bay is dominated by the two large islands; French Island and Phillip Island...
, on the northern edge of the
Mornington PeninsulaThe Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Central Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its...
. It is surrounded by horse properties and market gardens. Pearcedale Primary School is notable as being the regional school responsible for the teaching of deaf children.
Local attractions include an
angora goatThe Angora goat is a breed of domestic goat that originated in Ankara and its surrounding region in central Anatolia, in present-day Turkey....
stud and
knittingKnitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them....
mill, an
irisIris is a genus of between 200–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species...
nurseryA nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. There are retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to...
, and a
wildlife conservation parkMoonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a biopark within the Pearcedale Conservation Park located at Pearcedale on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne Australia...
, which operates evening tours which allow visitors to see
endangeredAn endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. Also it could mean that due to deforestation there may be a lack of food and/or water...
Australian animals.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the
Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football LeagueThe Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...
.
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