Merricks Beach is a small seaside village on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne Victoria,

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, approximately south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

Shire of Mornington Peninsula The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the Melbourne City Centre. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a ...

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. Merricks Beach recorded a population of 157 at the 2021 census. Merricks Beach is located on the eastern side of the peninsula on

Western Port Bay Western Port, (Boonwurrung: ''Warn Marin'') commonly but unofficially 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 the state. Geographically, it is do ...

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{{authority control Mornington Peninsula Western Port Coastal towns in Victoria (state)

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