Kennett River, Victoria

Kennett River, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Kennett River
state = vic


caption =
lga = Colac Otway Shire
postcode = 3221
est =
pop =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Polwarth
fedgov = Corangamite
dist1 = 174
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 100
dir2 = SW
location2= Geelong
dist3 = 44
dir3 = SE
location3= Colac
dist4 = 27
dir4 = SW
location4= Lorne
dist5 = 4
dir5 = W
location5= Wye River

Kennett River is a small seaside town in Victoria, Australia. It is also sometimes referred to as simply Kennett.

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.

History

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. The name of the town changed spelling in the 1960s apparently as a result of a mis-spelt sign. The town name has no connection to one time Victorian State Premier Jeff Kennett.

The rivers in question were probably the River Wye in Buckinghamshire and the River Kennet tributaries of the River Thames in England.

Kennett River is situated in the Colac Otway Shire.

Tourism

The area is known for scenic coastal views, the Otways National Park, and surfing.

Kennett River has a Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC).

External links

* [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]
* [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/ Colac Otway Web]
* [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/TownByTown/ Otway Ranges Town by Town]
* [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/Trades/ Colac Otway Trades and Services]
* [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/local/ Colac Otway Local Pages]
* [http://www.colacotwayweb.com.au/local/news/ Colac Otway Web News Feeds]

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