BARWON HEADS Barwon Heads is a delight of a coastal town that has retained its character. Compared to Ocean Grove this place has the resorts but also keen protect its, though limited heritage. The township of Barwon Heads was surveyed in 1870 but remained sparsely populated for years, a Post Office finally opening in the area on 15 December 1889 (renamed Connewarre East in 1890 when a new Barwon Heads PO opened in the township). Fishing was the mainstay of the town in its early years. In the 1920s and 1930s the town became a popular holiday resort and a number of the richer families of Melbourne built houses here. The summer period today still sees a large influx of holidaymakers to the town. In 1959 the closing scenes of the film On the Beach based on a Nevil Shute novel about the end of the world was filmed in the town. During the late 1990s, Barwon Heads was the primary location of filming for the popular Australian television series, SeaChange. In the past decade Barwon Heads has become subject to what is colloquially known in some parts of Australia as the 'seachange effect'. The Barwon Heads Hotel is on the Western entry to the township. The Barwon Heads War Memorial is located at the end of Memorial Lane at the RSL. The United and Anglican Churches are well over 60 years Old. The Catholic is a modern structure. A refreshment or a coffee is in order as you pass through.