| St Leonards Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Main street of St Leonards in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
  St Leonards | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°10′S 144°43′E / 38.167°S 144.717°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,542 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3223[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bellarine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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St Leonards is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of Geelong, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula and the northern end of Swan Bay, St Leonards was a filming location for the Australian television series SeaChange.
The town is surrounded by salt marsh wildlife reserves which provide habitat for hundreds of birds, including the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot of which there are less than 200 in the wild. Salt marshes are one of the most biologically productive habitats on the planet, rivalling tropical rainforests. St. Leonards has also just been nominated to have the cleanest beaches in Victoria.[2]
St Leonards is positioned centrally to many local wineries and eateries of the Bellarine Peninsula.
- ^ St Leonards Postcode Australia Post
- ^ St Leonards Community Festival (17 October 2009). "Why we do this is…". Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.