Point Lonsdale

Point Lonsdale is a town on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. The town is divided between the Borough of Queenscliffe and the City of Greater Geelong.

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.

Type: Town with 5,270 residents
Description: town in Victoria, Australia
Also known as: “Point Lonsdale, Victoria” and “Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia”
Neighbors: Queenscliff

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Victoria and Point Lonsdale Lighthouse.

Lake Victoria

Lake

Photo: Maias, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Victoria is a 139-hectare shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria in Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria.

Point Lonsdale Lighthouse

Photo: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point Lonsdale Signal Station, is close to the township of Point Lonsdale in the Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queenscliff and Ocean Grove.

Queenscliff

Photo: andrewkneebone, CC BY 2.0.

Queenscliff is an historic maritime community perched on a small spit of land in the south-eastern most corner of the Bellarine Peninsula. Located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria, the town was settled only a few years after Melbourne, and is characterised by its strong European heritage, maritime and seafaring character and its lasting connection to the sea.

Ocean Grove

Town

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Victoria's second largest city, Geelong is a bustling port city in the state's South West Coast region, about 75 km southwest of Melbourne. It forms the gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula, a popular family getaway destination, and the world-famous Great Ocean Road. Ocean Grove is situated 8 km west of Point Lonsdale.