Red Hill, Victoria
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Red Hill
| state = vic
| image = Red Hill General Store.JPG
| caption = General store
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria
| coordinates = {{coord|38.355|S|145.016|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| lga = Shire of Mornington Peninsula
| postcode = 3937
| pop = 1,009
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL22148 | name = Red Hill (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 12 July 2022 | quick = on}}
| est =
| stategov = Nepean
| fedgov = Flinders
| dist1 = 92
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 = 14
| location2= Rosebud
| near-nw = Safety Beach
| near-n = Mount Martha
| near-ne = Merricks North
| near-w = Main Ridge
| near-e = Red Hill South
| near-sw = Flinders
| near-s = Shoreham
| near-se = Point Leo
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File:Red Hill Recreation Reserve.JPG
Red Hill is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately {{Cvt|63|km}} south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Red Hill recorded a population of 1,009 at the 2021 census.
Red Hill is located in the hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula, about an hour's drive south of Melbourne.
History
Red Hill was so named due to the rich, red soil colour found in this locality. The area now known as Red Hill contains land in three parishes: Kangerong, Wannaeue (only 626 acres) and Balnarring. Kangerong is north of Arthurs Seat Road and west of Red Hill Road, Wannaeue is west of Mornington-Flinders Road. The rest of Red Hill and Red Hill South are in Balnarring parish.
Many Red Hill roads are named after early pioneering families: Sheehan, McIlroy, Stanley, Bayne, Herriott, Oscar, Oscar, Lolat, Nash, Prossor, Perry (sic) and Callanan.
Red Hill Post Office opened on 1 August 1871.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Red*Hill* | access-date = 13 March 2021}}
A railway also operated here between 1921 and 1953, and was known as the Red Hill railway line.
Today
The town has an Australian rules football team, called the Hillmen, competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. They won their first Division Two premiership back in 1990. Their most recent Division Two premiership was 2019, which saw them move into Division One in 2020.
A monthly [https://www.morningtonpeninsulalife.com/red-hill-market community market] is held from September through May.{{Citation | title = Red Hill and Main Ridge - Tourism Victoria | url = http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Mornington-Peninsula/Destinations/Red-Hill-and-Main-Ridge.aspx | access-date = 2011-07-25 }} Patrons can still watch old-time games like Pétanque being played and smell the roasting of chestnuts. Other traditional Australian foods such as meat pies and jam donuts are also sold.
Since the 1970s, wineries have been established around Red Hill to take advantage of the microclimates that suits cool-climate grapes, and especially pinot noir.{{Citation |
title = Mornington Peninsula Wine Region - Tourism Victoria | url = http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Mornington-Peninsula/Activities-and-attractions/Food-and-wine/Wineries.aspx | access-date = 2011-07-25
}} Strawberries, cherries and apples are also grown and available seasonally at the farm door.{{Citation | title = Local Produce, Mornington Peninsula - Tourism Victoria | url = http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Mornington-Peninsula/Activities-and-attractions/Food-and-wine/Local-produce.aspx | access-date = 2011-07-25 }}
Notable residents
- Herbert Robinson (1876–1919) – later mayor of Albany, Western Australia,
See also
- Shire of Flinders – Red Hill was previously within this former local government area.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Mornington-Peninsula/Destinations/Red-Hill-and-Main-Ridge.aspx Red Hill and Main Ridge] – Government tourism site
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