Up Picnic Bicheno. There are many vineyards surrounding Bicheno. Wines from all local vineyards can be tasted at The Farm Shed, a new staple in the town. A nearby point of interest is the Bicheno Blowhole. A famous resident is the world champion swimmer Shane Gould. Famous artists include painter Vanessa Richardson, surf photographer Mathew Tildesley and contemporary jeweller Carl Noonan. A cold water swim group meet each morning at Waubs Bay, regardless of weather or season. In September 2003, a memorial to the merchant navy was unveiled in Bicheno. Five months later, in February 2004, the town presented a freedom of entry charter to the Australian Merchant Navy, the first time any locality in the world has granted "freedom of the city" to the merchant navy. Local primary school children have been appointed custodians of the memorial, built near Wauba Debar's grave. At the 2019 Australian federal election the Bicheno booth recorded the following number of votes for each party: Labor 194 (33.98%), Nationals 118 (20.67%), Greens 108 (18.91%), Liberal 96 (16.81%), United Australia Party 30 (5.25%) and Pauline Hanson's One Nation 25 (4.38%). After the distribution of preferences the two-party preferred vote was Labor 333 (58.32%) to Liberal 238 (41.68%). Bicheno is part of the Glamorgan Spring Bay council municipality. Population In the 2016 Census, there were 943 people in Bicheno. 76.6% of people were born in Australia and 86.0% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 37.7% and Anglican 23.7%. Climate Bicheno has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) with mild summers and winters. The record high of 38.9 °C (102.0 °F) was recorded on the 31st of January, 1968, and the record low of −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) was recorded on 15th of July, 1966. Gallery References External links Localities of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council Whaling stations in Australia