Port Welshpool is a town in the
South Gippsland region of
Victoria,
Australia
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. It is located 191 km south-east of
Melbourne
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, on
Corner Inlet
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and in 2006 had a population of 191.
Jetty
The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II to facilitate the berthing of naval vessels, and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia. It reverted to commercial uses after the war, but a fire on the pier in June 2003 resulted in
WorkSafe Victoria
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History
After being renamed in 2014 as Victorian Work-cover Authority by Minister Gordon Rich-P ...
issuing a closure notice.
The jetty has since been re-furbished in 2019–2020 and now open for tourism, along with a plan for Victoria's first underwater observatory.
See also
*
Welshpool Jetty railway line
References
External links
South Gippsland Shire Council websiteGippsland Ports website
Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of South Gippsland
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