Towns in Australia

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Cardinia VIC

Cardinia

Postcode: 3978

Cardinia is a small agricultural town located between Pakenham and Tooradin on the south-eastern fringe of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia.

Cardinia has a unique natural environment ranging from fern filled mountain ash gullies in the northern hills, to drier woodlands in the foothills to the saltmarsh and mangrove fringed Westernport Bay. Much of the area has been cleared for agriculture and for urban development.