Crib Point
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Crib Point
| city =
| state = vic
| image = Crib Point War Memorial.JPG
| caption = Entering Crib Point
| lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria
| coordinates = {{coord|38.363|S|145.202|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 3919
| pop = 3,343
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20674 | name = Crib Point (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 11 July 2022 | quick = on}}
| area = 6.3
| est =
| stategov = Hastings
| fedgov = Flinders
| dist1 = 87
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 = 7
| location2= Hastings
| near-nw = Bittern
| near-n = Bittern
| near-ne = Western Port
| near-w = Bittern
| near-e = Western Port
| near-sw = HMAS Cerberus
| near-s = HMAS Cerberus
| near-se = Western Port
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
}}
Crib Point is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, {{convert|64|km|abbr=on}} south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local 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.
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.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Crib*Point* | access-date = 13 March 2021 }}
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.
It is opposite a park that has a long stretch of mangroves.
The Victorian Maritime Centre is temporarily located at Crib Point. It has a future permanent site announced at Hastings. The museum houses many artefacts of both the Royal Australian Navy and the Merchant Navy.{{cite web |url=http://www.maritimecentre.com.au/ |title=Victorian Maritime Centre |publisher=Victorian Maritime Centre |accessdate=26 August 2019}}
Internationally Significant Ramsar Listed Wetland and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Crib Point is one of the coastal villages of the Mornington Peninsula.{{Cite web|title=Western Port Coastal Villages & Surrounding Settlements Strategy|url=https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Building-Planning/Strategic-Planning/Strategic-Planning-Projects/Western-Port-Coastal-Villages-Surrounding-Settlements-Strategy|website=www.mornpen.vic.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-05-11}} This coastline is part of the internationally significant Ramsar listed wetland which covers most of Westernport Bay - an area of 59,297ha.{{Cite web|title=Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/|website=Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment|language=en|access-date=2020-05-11}} It is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve - [https://www.biosphere.org.au/ Western Port Biosphere Reserve].{{Cite web|title=westernport ramsar listed wetland - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=westernport+ramsar+listed+wetland|website=www.google.com|access-date=2020-05-11}} Despite these two significant and critical attributes which mean it is fundamental to birdlife, fish breeding and many unique species, there has been unrelenting pressure to exploit this natural asset since the 60s. To this day, there are the remains of industry at Crib Point
The communities of Westernport have successfully fought off attempts to reindustrialise the area.
History:
- 1965 to 1985 – BP Westernport Refinery at Crib Point jetty
- 1987 - Proposed Western Mining ammonia-urea plant (STOPPED)
- 1992 - Proposed Shell-Mobil "super-tanker" project (STOPPED)
- 2007 - Proposed Boral Bitumen plant (STOPPED)
- 2011 - Port of Hastings Container Port strategy (STOPPED)
Climate
Crib Point has an oceanic climate with relative small thermal differences between seasons, but is still prone to temperature extremes upon northerly winds both in summer and winter.
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|location = HMAS Cerberus (1991-2017 normals)
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|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 44.1
|Feb record high C = 45.8
|Mar record high C = 39.7
|Apr record high C = 34.1
|May record high C = 25.6
|Jun record high C = 21.7
|Jul record high C = 21.9
|Aug record high C = 25.1
|Sep record high C = 28.9
|Oct record high C = 34.7
|Nov record high C = 36.8
|Dec record high C = 42.4
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 24.5
|Feb high C = 25.0
|Mar high C = 23.1
|Apr high C = 19.8
|May high C = 16.6
|Jun high C = 14.2
|Jul high C = 13.6
|Aug high C = 14.6
|Sep high C = 16.5
|Oct high C = 18.6
|Nov high C = 20.6
|Dec high C = 22.4
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 13.9
|Feb low C = 14.3
|Mar low C = 12.6
|Apr low C = 10.0
|May low C = 8.4
|Jun low C = 6.8
|Jul low C = 6.3
|Aug low C = 6.6
|Sep low C = 7.6
|Oct low C = 8.8
|Nov low C = 10.7
|Dec low C = 11.9
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 5.2
|Feb record low C = 5.0
|Mar record low C = 2.2
|Apr record low C = -1.7
|May record low C = -1.1
|Jun record low C = -1.8
|Jul record low C = -3.0
|Aug record low C = -2.4
|Sep record low C = -0.3
|Oct record low C = -0.9
|Nov record low C = 1.6
|Dec record low C = 3.3
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 38.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 39.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 45.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.4
|May precipitation mm = 68.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 72.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 72.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 75.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 67.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 66.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 54.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.6
|year precipitation mm =
}}
See also
- Shire of Hastings – Crib Point was previously within this former local government area.
References
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{{Shire of Mornington Peninsula suburbs}}
{{Coastal townships and localities of Western Port, Victoria}}
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Category:Suburbs of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula