Winchelsea Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Former town hall, now tea rooms | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°14′38″S 143°59′22″E / 38.24389°S 143.98944°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,954 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3241 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Surf Coast Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Winchelsea is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Surf Coast Shire local government area, the suburb or locality of Winchelsea is predominantly within Surf Coast Shire with a small section within the Colac Otway Shire. Winchelsea is located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong (37 km north-east).