Baxter is a surburb in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 48 km (30 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District.

The property still exists today on what is now the Frankston-Flinders Road, as does the original cottage he and his wife Martha lived in.

The early township grew around the railway station and a Post Office named Mornington Junction opened on 1 December 1892 (Baxter from 1918) [2] Other historic cottages in the area include a primitive 1850s homestead called Eurutta (formerly Sage's Cottage), and a 1920s American-style residence called Mulberry Hill.

[citation needed] Baxter Soccer Club[3] has been around for many years and compete in the Football Victoria leagues.

Mornington Peninsula Pony Club provides dressage, show jumping and cross-country facilities for young equestrian enthusiasts.