Warneet is a town in Victoria,

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, south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

City of Casey The City of Casey is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2021 population of 365,239. It has an area of . The city is named afte ...

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. Warneet recorded a population of 565 at the . Warneet is located on Rutherford inlet, an arm off the North end of

Western Port 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 ...

. For education, most children go to Tooradin Primary School or Koo Wee Rup Secondary College.

History

Warneet Post Office opened on 1 July 1959

Transport

Cranbourne Transit operates route 795, which operates 5 weekday return journeys between Cranbourne and Warneet, via the nearby towns of Blind Bight,

Tooradin Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia local government areas. Tooradin recorded a population of 1,722 at the . Nam ...

, and Cannons Creek. The town is also easily accessible by car via the

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(M420), and Baxter-Tooradin Road (C781).

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Coastal towns in Victoria (state) Western Port 1993 disestablishments in Australia 1959 establishments in Australia City of Casey {{Melbourne-geo-stub

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