Crib Point

Crib Point is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Melbourne's city centre, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsulalocal government area. Crib Point recorded a population of 3,343 at the 2021 census.

The town is part of an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville. It is opposite a park that has a long stretch of mangroves.

Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line.

Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

It is situated near the HMAS Cerberus naval base.

The BP Refinery Administration Building, located at 220 The Esplanade, completed in 1965, and listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, was vacated in 1985 when the Westernport Refinery closed. The building was subsequently repurposed and has provided a temporarily location for the Victorian Maritime Centre, a maritime and naval museum. The museum has a future permanent site announced at Hastings. The museum houses many artefacts of both the Royal Australian Navy and the Merchant Navy.