About Gippsland
The Gippsland stretches along the east coast of Victoria from just east of Melbourne through to the state border with New South Wales. The region includes hundreds of kilometres of coastline and several significant state and national parks including the Wilsons Promontory National Park, the Alpine National Park and Snowy River Nation Park.
The region covers a variety of terrain. West Gippsland is known for its lush green, rolling hills and it produces most of the milk and dairy products for Melbourne.
The Latrobe Valley, is home to Victoria's coal mining and power generation industry, whilst to the north of Latrobe Valley you will find several large lakes and the spectacular mountains of the Great Dividing Range including the alpine resort of Mount Baw Baw.
East Gippsland, on the other hand is a rugged forest terrain offering visitors unspoilt beaches, and the opportunity to see Australian wildlife. The Gippsland Lakes are is the largest inland waterway system in Australia.
Places to visit in Gippsland
Gippsland Lakes
The Gippsland Lakes offers visitors a vast area of waterways to explore. There are three magnificent lakes, Lake Wellington at the western end, Lake Victoria, and Lake King, which passes through to a man made entrance at Lakes Entrance, where it joins Bass Strait.
Warragul
Warragul is surrounded by rolling green hills which is some of Victoria's best farm land, and produces a large amount of Melbourne's dairy products. It features several historic buildings including the old Shire Hall. There are several lovely parks located in Warragul, with Civic Park the best known. Civic Park features a large lake, waterfall, rotunda, picnic areas and walking tracks. Warragul accommodation.
Wilsons Promontory National Park
Wilsons Promontory National Park is famous for its striking granite peaks native flora and fauna. It covers the southern most tip of mainland Australia.
Environment
Gippsland has a diverse natural beautiful landscape, from Wilsons Promontory with its secluded beaches, granite mountain peaks and coastal forests, Central Gippsland with rolling green hills to the magnificent waterways of the Gippsland Lakes.
The expansive Ninety Mile Beach is known as one of the most pristine stretches of coastline in the world. Gippsland is home to several National and State parks including Croajingolong National Park with sandy beaches and rocky coastal headlands, Tarra Bulga National Park with temperate forests and Mt Baw Baw with dramatic granite peaks.
Getting there
By Car
The fastest way to get to Gippsland from Melbourne is by car on the Monash Freeway and the M1 (Princes Freeway) which passes through Central Gippsland.
By Train
The V/Line train service operates daily from Melbourne to Bairnsdale. Connecting buses to Lakes Entrance are available.
More information
Gippsland Tourism - http://www.gippslandtourism.com.au
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