Sorrento, Victoria
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Sorrento is a township of Victoria, Australia, almost at the far tip of the Mornington Peninsula about 1 and a half hours south of the Capital, Melbourne. It is a largely upper-class, seaside resort area but is also a quiet seaside township in the off peak months of the year with two schools, and one main shopping strip on Ocean Beach Road with retail, groceries and services. Sorrento is the site of Victoria's first settlement in 1803, 30 years before the founding of Melbourne. It was here in Sorrento that Victoria's first European settlement was established.
The settlement was short lived due to the lack of fresh water resources. Sullivans Bay was the site of the first magistrate's court, first public hospital, first postal service and the first government printing office. The first wedding, christening and funeral service were held in Sullivan's Bay. It was also the home of a camp of soldiers and convicts.
The first settlement site overlooking Sullivans Bay includes the graves of the first settlers.
It is the base of the Sorrento-Queenscliff Searoad ferry.