The
Mornington Peninsula is a
peninsula located south-east of
Melbourne, Australia. It is surrounded by
Port Phillip to the west,
Western Port to the east and
Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion from the mainland in the area between
Pearcedale and
Frankston. The area was originally home to the
Mayone-bulluk and
Boonwurrung-Balluk clans and formed part of the
Boonwurrung nation's territory prior to European settlement.