Restumping in Breakwater, Geelong

Breakwater: houses, ground and history

Several small timber verandah cottages on Tucker Street and nearby streets in Breakwater apparently date from the 1860s–1870s. The Heritage Database singles out 53 Tucker Street, founded on stone footings, as perhaps the most intact. The Breakwater causeway starts to flood when the Barwon River reaches 2.00 metres at the Geelong gauge, at McIntyre Bridge. We can refer you to a registered local restumper.

• The Victorian Heritage Database describes 53 Tucker Street, Breakwater (heritage overlay HO1177), as perhaps the best preserved of several small timber verandah cottages on Tucker and nearby streets, apparently from the 1860s–1870s and founded on stone footings.

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• VICSES's Geelong Local Flood Guide says the Breakwater causeway begins to flood when the Barwon River at the Geelong gauge, at McIntyre Bridge, reaches 2.00 metres.

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• On 16 October 2022, with the Barwon River in flood, the Geelong Independent reported that roads remained closed around Breakwater, South Geelong, Highton and other areas.

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• At the 2021 Census, 56.6% of occupied private dwellings in Breakwater had three bedrooms.

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Breakwater had 1,060 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats).