▁produce ▁and ▁cattle , ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁coal ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁ ▁A ▁town ship ▁grew ▁around ▁this ▁port , ▁and ▁brought ▁in ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁named ▁San ▁Rem o ▁after ▁the ▁resort ▁town ▁in ▁Italy . ▁The ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁San ▁Rem o ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century , ▁commercial ▁fish ing ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁wh iting ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁produce ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁mark ets ▁via ▁railway . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁San ▁Rem o ▁has ▁a ▁tid al ▁power ▁test ▁facility . ▁Inst alled ▁N ere us ▁tid al ▁tur b ines ▁dispatch ▁power ▁directly ▁to ▁national ▁grid ▁. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁those ▁local ▁professional ▁fish erman ▁lost ▁at ▁sea ▁was ▁ere cted ▁with ▁funds ▁provided ▁by ▁local ▁business es ▁and ▁rot ary . ▁A ▁c air n ▁with ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁those ▁lost ▁at ▁sea ▁with ▁a ▁navigation ▁light ▁at op ▁is ▁a ▁main ▁feature . ▁ ▁Today ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁fish ing ▁co - oper ative ▁near ▁the ▁bridge ▁that ▁supplies ▁good ▁fresh ▁fish , ▁particularly ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁wh iting ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁known . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁and ▁events ▁ ▁K ustom ▁N ats ▁in ▁January . ▁The