Sugarloaf, Victoria
| Sugarloaf Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Sugarloaf | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°41′24″S 143°47′49″E / 38.69000°S 143.79694°ECoordinates: 38°41′24″S 143°47′49″E / 38.69000°S 143.79694°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3234 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Colac Otway Shire | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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Sugarloaf is a small coastal locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, Victoria, Australia.[1] In the 2011 census, the population of Sugarloaf was too low to separately report; however in November 2014 the Victorian Electoral Commission recorded 10 enrolled voters in Sugarloaf, living in 9 properties.[2][3]
The locality is centred on a 30m high sand dune along the Great Ocean Road, and derives its name from an observation that it looked like a sugarloaf.[4][5][6][7] It sits at the mouth of the Sugarloaf Creek, and fronts on to a cove known locally as Onion Bay.[8][9] Sugarloaf is completely surrounded on land by the larger locality of Wongarra.[10]
A former Redemptionist Fathers monastery is located at Sugarloaf. After its closure, it operated as short-term accommodation for people living with mental illness through Mind Australia. The property was sold in 2012, and has since operated as the Seacroft holiday accommodation.[11][12] The "Stephanie's at Onion Bay" holiday apartments are also located at Sugarloaf.[5]
References
- ↑ "Wongarra (entry 102857)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats: Wye River". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "Locality Finder" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Sugarloaf". greatoceanroad.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Weekend away". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sugarloaf". Beachsafe. Surf Life Saving Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Kennett River to Apollo Bay" (PDF). Great Ocean Road Virtual Tour. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sugarloaf VIC 3234". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Weekend away". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Shire of Colac Otway" (PDF). Department of Tourism, Planning and Infrastructure. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Mann, Effie (14 January 2012). "Endless possibilities on the Great Ocean Road". The Age.
- ↑ "Seacroft Historic Ocean Front Home". Retrieved 12 January 2015.