Warneet, Victoria

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{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Warneet

| state = vic

| image = Warneet Jetty.jpg

| caption = Warneet Jetty

| lga = City of Casey

| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| postcode = 3980

| pop = 565

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL22695 | name = Warneet (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 11 July 2022 | quick = on}}

| est = 1 July 1959

| stategov = Hastings

| fedgov = Holt

| location1 = Melbourne

| location2 = Cranbourne

| dist1 = 68

| dist2 = 19

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

}}

Warneet is a town in Victoria, Australia, {{convert|68|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Warneet recorded a population of 565 at the {{CensusAU|2021}}.

Warneet is located on Rutherford inlet, an arm off the North end of Western Port.

For education, most children go to Tooradin Primary School or Koo Wee Rup Secondary College.

History

Warneet Post Office opened on 1 July 1959 {{Citation| last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Warneet* | access-date = 30 March 2021}}

Transport

Cranbourne Transit operates route 795, which operates 5 weekday return journeys between Cranbourne and Warneet, via the nearby towns of Blind Bight, Tooradin, and Cannons Creek.

The town is also easily accessible by car via the South Gippsland Highway (M420), and Baxter-Tooradin Road (C781).

See also

References

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Coastal towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Western Port

Category:1993 disestablishments in Australia

Category:1959 establishments in Australia

Category:City of Casey

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