Modewarre is a
locality
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in the
Surf Coast Shire
The Surf Coast Shire is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of . It had a population of 32,251 in June 2018. It includes the towns o ...
,
Victoria,
Australia
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.
The town adjoins
Lake Modewarre. In the
2016 census, Modewarre had a population of 276 people.
Modewarre Primary School began as a local Anglican school in the 1850s, became a vested National School in 1859, and closed in 1971.
A post office at Modewarre opened in 1859 and closed in 1967.
The Modewarre Memorial Hall was erected in 1923 in memory of
World War I
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.
The Modewarre Avenue of Honour on Cape Otway Road was planted in 1918, and is the last surviving Avenue of Honour in the Surf Coast Shire. Tree number #33 was planted to honour
Albert Jacka, Australia's first winner of the
Victoria Cross
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and a Modewarre local.
The town has a football club,
Modewarre Football Club, which has existed since 1878. It currently plays in the
Bellarine Football League, but formerly played in the
Geelong & District Football League
The Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, being the oldest surviving competition in the region. It is one of three leagues in the Geelong area, t ...
.
Construction of a $350 million world-class training and sports health facility at Modewarre was approved by the Victorian government in October 2020. The Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) precinct will feature training, sport science, education and medical facilities as well as a 128-room residential hotel, wellness centre and retail village.
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Towns in Victoria (state)