Point Nepean Quarantine Station

Point Nepean Quarantine Station
The administration building viewed from outside Badcoe Hall
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LocationColeman Rd, Portsea, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates38°18′45″S 144°41′41″E / 38.3124°S 144.6946°E / -38.3124; 144.6946
Built1852
Official namePoint Nepean Defence Sites and Quarantine Station Area, Defence Rd, Portsea, VIC, Australia
TypeHistoric
Designated16 June 2006
Reference no.105680
Official namePoint Nepean Quarantine Station
Designated30 April 1970
Reference no.VHR H2030

The Point Nepean Quarantine Station is a former quarantine and military training facility in Portsea, Victoria, Australia on the Mornington Peninsula. It was established as a quarantine in 1852 following the Ticonderoga's arrival at the heads of Port Philip with a significant number of passengers with scarlet fever. It ceased operation as a quarantine in 1980, but was used by the military for training purposes since the 1950s (see Officer Cadet School). Currently, it hosts markets and similar events amongst the flat area and is part of the Point Nepean National Park. There is a shuttle bus to Fort Nepean that terminates at the Quarantine, as well as rentable bicycles to ride around the park. It is managed by Parks Victoria.