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Newtown

Victoria, Australia · Oceania

About Newtown

Newtown is worth a stop: 54km from Erskine Falls.

Newtown is a town located in Victoria, Australia. With a population of 9,827, it is an important destination in Oceania.

On a road trip, Newtown sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Melbourne time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Newtown to your route.

About Newtown

The Geelong College is an Australian independent and co-educational, Christian day and boarding school located in Newtown, an inner-western suburb of Geelong, Victoria. Established in 1861 by Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, the Geelong College was formerly a school of the Presbyterian Church of

Read more Australia and is now operated in association with the Uniting Church in Australia but is not governed or managed by the church. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 1,200 students from kindergarten to Year 12, including around 100 boarding students from Years 7 to 12. The boarding students are accommodated in two boarding houses at the senior school campus: Mackie House for boys, Mossgiel House for girls. The college is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia, the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, the Australian Boarding Schools Association, and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria since 1908.

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Where is Newtown located?

Newtown is located in Victoria, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -38.1539 latitude, 144.3351 longitude.

What is the population of Newtown?

Newtown has a population of approximately 9,827 people, making it a town in Australia.

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Quick Information

Population
9,827
Continent
Oceania
Country
Australia
Region
Victoria
Timezone
Australia/Melbourne
Coordinates
-38.1539, 144.3351

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Australia

Police
000
Ambulance
000
Fire
000
Non-emergency police
131 444
Driving side
left

112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.

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Worth the detour from Newtown

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

beach

Bells Beach

Australia's most famous surf beach near Torquay at the start of the Great Ocean Road, home of the world's longest-running surfing contest, the Rip Curl Pro, each Easter.

24 km · about 30 min drive

cafe

Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch Cafe

The starting point cafe at the iconic timber arch gateway to the Great Ocean Road in Eastern View, where every Great Ocean Road trip photo begins.

40 km · about 45 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Teddy's Lookout (Great Ocean Road)

A clifftop viewpoint above Lorne on the Great Ocean Road with sweeping views along the coastline and the forested Otway Ranges.

54 km · about 60 min drive

waterfall

Erskine Falls

A 30-metre plunge waterfall in the Otway Ranges, reached by a sealed road from Lorne and a short staircase to two viewing platforms among tree ferns. Skipped by most Great Ocean Road traffic that stays on the coast.

54 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Newtown

  • 54 kmTeddy's Lookout (Great Ocean Road)A clifftop viewpoint above Lorne on the Great Ocean Road with sweeping views along the coastline and the forested Otway Ranges.

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