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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = town |
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| name = Kennett River |
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| state = vic |
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| lga = [[Colac Otway Shire]] |
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| postcode = 3221 |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Polwarth|Polwarth]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]] |
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| dist1 = 174 |
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| dir1 = SW |
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| location1= [[Melbourne]] |
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| dist2 = 100 |
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| dir2 = SW |
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| location2= [[Geelong, Victoria|Geelong]] |
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| dist3 = 44 |
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| dir3 = SE |
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| location3= [[Colac, Victoria|Colac]] |
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| dist4 = 27 |
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| dir4 = SW |
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| location4= [[Lorne, Victoria|Lorne]] |
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| dist5 = 4 |
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| dir5 = W |
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| location5= [[Wye River, Victoria|Wye River]] |
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'''Kennett River''' is a small seaside town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is also sometimes referred to as simply '''Kennett'''. |
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Situated {{convert|174|km|mi|0|lk=on}} west of [[Melbourne]], on the scenic [[Great Ocean Road]], Kennett River is a popular tourist destination {{convert|27|km|mi|0|lk=on}} from the resort town of [[Lorne, Victoria]]. |
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==History== |
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In [[1882]] Alex MacLennan was, with his cousins the MacReas, looking for an area suited to farming and fishing and chose this site west of the MacRea's chosen site which he named '''The Kennet''' after a river in [[England]]. His cousins settled on the other side of the creek at a site they named [[Wye River, Victoria|Wye River]]. Kennett River Post Office opened on 15 December 1938 and closed around 1964. <ref name = "a">{{Citation |
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| 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 }}</ref> |
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The town name has no connection to one-time [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] State Premier [[Jeff Kennett]]. |
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The rivers in question were probably the [[River Wye, Buckinghamshire|River Wye]] in [[Buckinghamshire]] and the [[River Kennet]] tributaries of the [[River Thames]] in [[England]]. |
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==Tourism== |
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The area is known for scenic coastal views, the Otways National Park, and surfing. |
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Kennett River has a [[Surf lifesaving|Surf Lifesaving Club]] (SLSC). |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au/ Colac Otway Shire] - [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/OceanRoad/ Great Ocean Road] - [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/OceanRoad/ken.html Kennett River] |
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*[http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/ Colac Otway Web] |
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*[http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/TownByTown/ Otway Ranges Town by Town] |
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*[http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/Trades/ Colac Otway Trades and Services] |
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*[http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/local/ Colac Otway Local Pages] |
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*[http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/local/news/ Colac Otway Web News Feeds] |
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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia)]] |
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{{Victoria-geo-stub}} |
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{{Towns in Colac Otway Shire}} |
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{{Nofootnotes|date=February 2008}} |
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Revision as of 07:56, 13 October 2008
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