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Red Hill is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Red Hill recorded a population of 1,009 at the 2021 census.

A railway also operated here between 1921 and 1953, and was known as the Red Hill railway line.

Today

The town has an Australian rules football team, called the Hillmen, competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. They won their first Division Two premiership back in 1990. Their most recent Division Two premiership was 2019, which saw them move into Division One in 2020.

A monthly community market is held from September through May. Patrons can still watch old-time games like Pétanque being played and smell the roasting of chestnuts. Other traditional Australian foods such as meat pies and jam donuts are also sold.

Since the 1970s, wineries have been established around Red Hill to take advantage of the microclimates that suits cool-climate grapes, and especially pinot noir. Strawberries, cherries and apples are also grown and available seasonally at the farm door.

Notable residents

  • Herbert Robinson (1876–1919) – later mayor of Albany, Western Australia,

See also

  • Shire of Flinders – Red Hill was previously within this former local government area.

References

  • Red Hill and Main Ridge – Government tourism site