About Point Leo, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Longitude:  144.075603      Latitude:  -38.416214

Metres above Sea Level:  15.4 m

Area:  3.24 km²     Perimeter:  7.66 km

View Point Leo’s  Statistics & Demographics

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Point Leo is a tiny seaside village nestled on a small rocky promontory lined with beaches looking out over Western Port.  Though technically situated within a bay, Point Leo enjoys some tremendous surf in the right conditions, which draws surfers from far and wide.  The beach area varies from tall, sheer cliffs to gentle sand dunes – from wide, sandy beaches to rocky outcrops that extend out into the sea.  Across the way, Phillip Island emerges.  The foreshore area provides seasonal camping, beautiful nature reserves and stunning beaches.

Map – Mornington Peninsula c 1858

Though the history of Point Leo seems somewhat elusive, a coastal survey of Western Port completed c 1841 described the southern coastline between present day Somers and Point Leo as having “good soil”, “good grass” and “open forest timbered with Gums wattle and She Oak trees”.  The map of the Mornington Peninsula c 1858 shows Point Leo as ‘Bullalnarring’ – another map dated 1891 describes this rocky outcrop as ‘East Head’.  Ultimately, the proposed township of 17 village and 9 suburban allotments which was to be named ‘Balnarring’ in 1869 never eventuated, and was to be somewhat relocated to the junction of the Frankston-Flinders – Balnarring – Stumpy Gully – Sandy Point Roads, where it remains to the present day.

Thankfully, the landscape of Point Leo has changed little over the past decades.  It features many large areas for the public to enjoy whether it be bush or beach.  The drive in delights in rolling hills, deep gullies, green pastures, forested areas – all usually with the backdrop of the deep blue sea.  It is wonderful to experience the natural beauty of the area, the seaside village feel, and the pride of the community that ensures Point Leo maintains this balance of nature versus ‘progress’ . . .

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Plan your trip to Point Leo here

Discover Point Leo via POI Australia’s Interactive Map, or, acquaint yourself with Point Leo‘s

 – Points of Interest

 – Things to Do

 – Accommodation

 – Dining Out

 – Shopping

 – Services

 – Community & Events

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Epilogue:  

POI Australia has been designed to network Australia by encouraging and harnessing local knowledge wherever possible. 

Our aim is to –

 – encourage locals to support LOCAL community groups and events; and to use LOCAL products and services

 – encourage visitors, tourists and investors to the many amazing regions of Australia that are so often overlooked.

During our visit, we have endeavoured to capture the essence of Point Leo and collectively, with our research, have summarised the Points Of Interest (POI) that we have found.

We know that there are many more POI and stories to tell.  We enthusiastically invite and encourage contributions to POI Australia – no matter how large or small.  To submit information regarding your town and region, please contact us.  The information will be reviewed, edited (to suit the segment), approved and added to POI Australia.  Remember: “a picture says a thousand words” – so the more photos – the better.  To maintain relevancy of the information on the website, we are always grateful to receive updates at any time. 

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In order to maintain the free community services, POI Australia provides an opportunity for businesses to support their town and region by advertising for a nominal annual fee.  The business listings are designed to be very quick and easy to complete, providing links to existing websites, Facebook, etc., so that time-poor business owners can quickly add and maintain their listings.  We hope that the low charges will encourage business to “spread the word”.

The more we network, the more successful we will be in promoting Australia’s locations, stories, histories, businesses, people, sustainability and the environment.

Working together, we can protect our Country, our Environment and our Communities . . .