| 词条 | St Leonards, Victoria |
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| type = town | name = St Leonards | state = vic | image = St Leonards Victoria.JPG | caption = Main street of St Leonards | coordinates = {{coord|38|10|S|144|43|E|display=inline,title}} | use_lga_map = yes | pushpin_label_position = top | pop = 2,480 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | postcode = 3223 | dist1 = 107 | dir1 = SW | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 33 | dir2 = E | location2= Geelong | lga = City of Greater Geelong | stategov = Bellarine | fedgov = Corio | near-n = Portarlington | near-ne = Indented Head | near-e = Port Phillip | near-se = Port Phillip | near-s = Swan Bay | near-sw = Mannerim | near-w = Drysdale | near-nw = Drysdale | est = 1855 }} St Leonards is a coastal township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula and the northern end of Swan Bay. Situated {{convert|33|km|mi|0}} east of Geelong, St Leonards was a filming location for the Australian television series SeaChange. The town is surrounded by salt marsh wildlife reserves which provide habitat for hundreds of birds, including the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot of which there are less than 200 in the wild. Salt marshes are one of the most biologically productive habitats on the planet, rivalling tropical rainforests. The official motto for St Leonards is "Where everyday is Sunday". Also has just been nominated to have the cleanest beaches in Victoria.[2] History{{expand section|date=October 2011}}The development of St Leonards began as a source of firewood for Melbourne by George Ward Cole in 1855. To further this endeavour required the building of a pier and the town consisted of a hotel, store and six houses in 1858. The first Hotel in St Leonards was established in 1858. The Post Office opened on 19 March 1860.[3] St Leonards State School No. 866 opened in October 1874. Current Mayor: Ryan Ford FeaturesSt Leonards is home to good sailing waters, an Esplanade memorial recording the landfalls of Matthew Flinders in 1802 and John Batman in 1835, Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve, and bay and pier fishing.[4] In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, St Leonards recorded a population of 2,001 people: 50.1% male and 49.9% female.[1] This was a significant increase since the {{CensusAU|2006}}, when St Leonards had a population of 1621.[5] It also maintains consistent calm waters as the town's location on the Bellarine Peninsula helps protect it from the bay's typical year round south west winds. Thus whilst large waves may be pounding on the east side of Port Phillip Bay due to strong south west winds, the water could be rather calm at St Leonards.[6] Parks
SportGolfers play at the course of the St Leonards Golf Club on Ibbotson Street (the golf club moved to new premises at Ibbotson Street in September 2011).[7] Other clubs include the St Leonards Tennis Club, St Leonards Bowling Club, St Leonards Yacht Club, St Leonards Cricket Club (est 1947, competing in the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association) and the Bellarine Sharks AFC (2008 GRFA Division 3 League Champions) References{{commons category}}1. ^1 {{Census 2016 AUS| id=SSC22335 |name=St Leonards (State Suburb)| accessdate=16 November 2017|quick=on}} 2. ^{{cite web |url = http://stleonardscommunityfestival.com.au/ |author = St Leonards Community Festival |title = Why we do this is… |date = 17 October 2009 |accessdate = 2010-04-15 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091024080601/http://stleonardscommunityfestival.com.au/ |archivedate = 24 October 2009 |df = }} 3. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 | postscript = }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/stleonar.html|author=Bellarine Historical Society|title=The History of St Leonards|date=17 July 2004|accessdate=2008-01-02}} 5. ^{{Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26661 | name = St Leonards (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sbea/html/aboutswanbay.html|author=Swan Bay Environmental Association Inc.|title=About Swan Bay|year=2006|accessdate=2008-01-02}} 7. ^{{Cite web | author= St Leonards Golf Club | title = St Leonards Golf Club | url = http://stleonardsgolfclub.com/ | accessdate = 2012-01-26 | postscript= }}
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