Point Nepean Quarantine Station | |
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Location | Coleman Rd, Portsea, Victoria, Australia |
Coordinates | 38°18′45″S 144°41′41″E / 38.3124°S 144.6946°E |
Built | 1852 |
Official name | Point Nepean Defence Sites and Quarantine Station Area, Defence Rd, Portsea, VIC, Australia |
Type | Historic |
Designated | 16 June 2006 |
Reference no. | 105680 |
Official name | Point Nepean Quarantine Station |
Designated | 30 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.