Type: | town |
Port Welshpool | |
State: | vic |
Coordinates: | -38.6997°N 146.4647°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Gippsland Shire |
Lga: | South Gippsland Shire |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Postcode: | 3965 |
Stategov: | Gippsland South |
Fedgov: | Monash |
Port Welshpool is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is located 191 km south-east of Melbourne, on Corner Inlet and in 2006 had a population of 191.
The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II to facilitate the berthing of naval vessels, and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia.[1] It reverted to commercial uses after the war, but a fire on the pier in June 2003 resulted in WorkSafe Victoria issuing a closure notice.[2]
The jetty has since been re-furbished in 2019–2020 and now open for tourism, along with a plan for Victoria's first underwater observatory.[3]