Modewarre

Modewarre
Victoria

Former Modewarre Primary School
Modewarre
Coordinates 38°15′58″S 144°07′19″E / 38.26611°S 144.12194°E / -38.26611; 144.12194Coordinates: 38°15′58″S 144°07′19″E / 38.26611°S 144.12194°E / -38.26611; 144.12194
Population 569 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3240
Location
LGA(s) Surf Coast Shire
State electorate(s) Polwarth
Federal Division(s) Corangamite
Suburbs around Modewarre:
Buckley Buckley Mount Moriac
Wurdiboluc Modewarre Moriac
Gherang Gherang Paraparap

Modewarre is a locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.[2] The town adjoins Lake Modewarre. In the 2011 census, Modewarre and the surrounding districts (including Buckley and Wurdiboluc) had a population of 569 people.[1]

Modewarre Primary School began as a local Anglican school in the 1850s, became a vested National School in 1859, and closed in 1971.[3]

A post office at Modewarre opened in 1859 and closed in 1967.[4]

The Modewarre Memorial Hall was erected in 1923 in memory of World War I.[5] The Modewarre Avenue of Honour on Cape Otway Road was planted in 1918, and is the last surviving Avenue of Honour in the Surf Coast Shire. Tree number #33 was planted to honour Albert Jacka, Australia's first winner of the Victoria Cross and a Modewarre local.[6]

The town has a football club, Modewarre Football Club, which has existed since 1878. It currently plays in the Bellarine Football League, but formerly played in the Geelong & District Football League.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Modewarre (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Modewarre (entry 102075)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Modewarre (Primary School No. 396)". Public Record Office Victoria. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Modewarre Memorial Hall". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Modewarre Avenue of Honour". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3

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