Kilcunda
Town in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kilcunda /ˈkɪlkʌndɑː/ is a seaside town located 117 kilometres (73 mi) south east of Melbourne between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi near Dalyston via the South Gippsland Highway on the Bass Highway, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station near Wonthaggi, it is now the location of a very popular swimming hole at the Bourne Creek Trestle Bridge and at the 2016 census, Kilcunda had a population of 578.[1]
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Kilcunda Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 38.5498°S 145.4761°E / -38.5498; 145.4761 | ||||||||
Population | 578 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3995 | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Bass Coast Shire | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||
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The name "Kilcunda" is believed to be from the Aboriginal term for 'an exclamation', and is reported by one authority to mean, 'Oh dear, the sticks!'[2]