Main Ridge, Victoria

Main Ridge Victoria
Population:	769[1]
Postcode:	3928
Location:	78 km (48 mi) from Melbourne 9 km (6 mi) from Rosebud
LGA:	Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State District:	Nepean
Federal Division:	Flinders
Localities around Main Ridge: McCrae Arthurs Seat Red Hill Rosebud Main Ridge Red Hill Boneo Flinders Red Hill

Main Ridge is a rural locality south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located south of and inland from Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula, and was originally known as Main Creek. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2006 census, Main Ridge had a population of 769.^[1]

The district consists of the western spine of Arthurs Seat and the southern hinterlands. A R & F Ditterich Reserve, containing a hall, picnic and sports facilities, and the nearby CFA are the main facilities in the district, while several wineries such as Poplar Bend and Ryland River are located here.^[2][3] A market also operates on the third Saturday of every month.

The southern part of the locality, alongside Main Creek, is part of the Mornington Peninsula National Park called Greens Bush, a native bushland area first set aside for conservation in 1974 and supporting the largest population of Eastern Grey Kangaroos on the Mornington Peninsula. Several walking tracks provide access to the area.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Main Ridge (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26077&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 
2. ^ Shire of Mornington Peninsula. "Townships - Main Ridge". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20060821075019/http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/content/content.asp?cid=763&tid=763&tpid=396&cnid=1772. Retrieved 2006-11-27. 
3. ^ Map 170-171, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
4. ^ Parks Victoria. "Mornington Peninsula National Park". http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/mornington-peninsula-national-park. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 

External links

• Main Ridge, Victoria is at coordinates 38°24′07″S 144°58′19″E / 38.402°S 144.972°E / -38.402; 144.972Coordinates: 38°24′07″S 144°58′19″E / 38.402°S 144.972°E / -38.402; 144.972
• Mornington Peninsula National Park - Greens Bush (Parks Victoria)