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 Walkabout - Cranbourne
It is 49 km south-east of Melbourne via the M1 and the South Gippsland Highway and is situated at an elevation of 50 metres above sea-level.
The combined population of Cranbourne and Cranbourne South, in 1991, was 19 137.
Gippsland Galleries, at 1656 Sth Gippsland Highway, is the home of artist Ern Trembath who does oil paintings of the Yarra and Goulburn Valleys.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/VICCranbourne.shtml   (429 words)

  
 South Gippsland Freeway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Gippsland Freeway is a short freeway linking Dandenong in Melbourne's south-east to other south-eastern destinations, including the Mornington Peninsula and the Gippsland region.
This intersection was later replanned as a proper underpass and the freeway was unofficially extended under the Princes Highway to run a kilometre further south, along the eastern border of Melbourne's Holden factory at the time, to terminate at the original alignment of the South Gippsland Highway where it met Pound Road.
The old alignment of the South Gippsland Highway was duplicated and upgraded into the new stretch of the freeway, and a new dual-carriageway alignment of the South Gippsland Highway was constructed approximately a kilometre to the freeway's west.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Gippsland_Freeway   (488 words)

  
 Oliver Hume Real Estate Group - Cardinia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Shire is bounded by the Shires of Baw Baw to the east, Yarra Ranges to the north, Bass Coast and South Gippsland to the south and the City of Casey to the west.
This major arterial in conjunction with the Monash Freeway and the South Gippsland Highway afford residents and commuters easy access to the Melbourne CBD and suburban / rural areas throughout southeast metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
The Princes Highway also provides a separation between the hills in the northern part of the Cardinia Shire and the urban land to the south.
www.oliverhume.com.au /l_cardinia.html   (625 words)

  
 Gippsland Victoria travel and tourism information for Weekends For Two
One of the distinguishing features of the south-eastern Victorian coast, the Gippsland Lakes District is a superbly diverse part of the state, encompassing some of Victoria’s outstanding natural treasures.
Spilling down from the rolling hills of Central and East Gippsland, the Latrobe, Thompson, Avon, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo rivers are barred from the sea by the long, sandy breakwater of Ninety Mile Beach.
With the mountains a two or three-day walk to the north, and the lakes and ocean one or two days to the south, the path that is now the Princes Highway formed the backbone of the network of trails and trading routes that spanned the region.
www.weekendsfortwo.com.au /destinations/gippsland.htm   (952 words)

  
 Walkabout - Yarram
26 km north-east along the South Gippsland Highway, past Woodside, is a 432-metre tower and helix building known as the Omega Radio Navigation Facility, one of eight transmitters in a worldwide network, designed to ensure the safe coordination of the world's nautical and aerial traffic.
This relatively small remnant of the original Gippsland forest provides some insight into the type of vegetation which once covered the Strzelecki Ranges, much of which was cleared in the last thirty years of the nineteenth century.
A separate 750 acres was reserved in the Tarra Valley in 1909 and the intervening land was purchased later, with the Tarra-Valley National Park of 1230 hectares being declared in June, 1986.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICYarram.shtml   (1041 words)

  
 Gippsland Australia Heritage Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The collection, which is housed in the old beet processing plant, also includes details of other Gippsland agricultural enterprises and the early European settlement of the region.
Strategically spread throughout the Gippsland High Country are many relics of the Mountain Cattlemen, including the well photographed Guys, Howitt and Moroka Huts, all of which can be found in the Alpine National Park.
The 40 km section of the century old former South Eastern rural mainline of the Victorian Railways takes passengers through the rolling Strzeleckis and some of the most lush and rich dairy farmland in Australia.
www.gippslandinfo.com.au /Heritage-Attractions   (1303 words)

  
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At Leongatha, the highway intersects with the Bass and Strzelecki highways and heads for the hills to the north or to the glorious windswept sand beaches in several directions to the south.
Go south and visit Windy Ridge, Australia's southern-most mainland winery, overlooking the Prom, which makes a great pinot noir; Paradise Enough are well-known for chardonnay; Lyrebird Hill for their characteristic sparkling pinot; and Bass Valley Estate for port and peppery shiraz.
Fish Creek is a worthwhile deviation from the highway; with a population of 201, it must have one of the highest ratios around of galleries and eateries to residents.
www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/03/12/1015881948450.html   (1646 words)

  
 South Gippsland Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Gippsland Highway is a highway in Victoria, Australia and connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria.
The highway commences in Dandenong, branching from the Princes Highway, and heads in a general south-east direction, passing through the towns of Cranbourne, Tooradin, Koo Wee Rup, Nyora, Korumburra, Leongatha, Foster, Welshpool and Yarram, before heading north to rejoin the Princes Highway at Sale.However,there is a 2nd route that comes out in Leonagatha.
The South Gippsland Highway is the gateway to many attractions including Wilsons Promontory.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Gippsland_Highway   (169 words)

  
 Gohop.ie - Australia travel specialists
Depart Sydney and travel south on the Princes Highway through the city of Wollongong to reach the pretty coastal town of Kiama.
Returning to the Princes Highway, pass through the town of Bega to arrive at Eden where your overnight accommodation is at the COACHMAN’S REST MOTOR INN.
At Morwell, join the Strzelecki Highway and travel to the town of Leongatha, where you join the South Gippsland Highway and travel to the town of Tooradin.
www.gohop.com /holiday.php?id=465   (679 words)

  
 Lang Lang's nearby attractions
The South Gippsland Railway is one of Australia's longest privately managed and operated volunteer mainline passenger railways.
Located in south east Victoria, an area which is lush green all year, the South Gippsland Steam Railway is only 90 minutes from Melbourne and less than one hour from Wilsons Promontory, Inverloch, Cape Patterson and the world famous Penguin Parade on Phillip Island.
Gippsland is in fact the only region in the world which produces the giant worms, which can grow to nearly 3 metres in length.
www.sympac.com.au /~langlang/nearby.html   (897 words)

  
 Gippsland Travel Australia - Melbourne, Victoria - La Trobe Valley, Phillip Island, Lakes National Park
Gippsland is a very large area to the east and south of Melbourne.
The Gippsland region is full of natural beauty, including Australia’s largest system of inland waterways, beautiful Ninety Mile Beach and the foothills of the High Country.
Leongatha, in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, is a good spot for canoeing and abseiling and hosts the South Gippsland Food and Wine Festival in January.
www.smallguide.com.au /vic8.html   (1196 words)

  
 Gippsland Homes for Rent - Rental Properties & Real Estate Rentals
Yanakie is located on the Peninsula of Wilsons Promontory, South Gippsland, and the Southernmost Landmass on the Australian Mainland.
Yanakie is approximately a two hour drive from Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway, (just follow the Wilsons Promontory signs at all times), and the last (and only) town on the peninsula before the 'Prom' National Park gate.
Sale is just a 20 minute drive from the famous 90-Mile Beach, the slender strip of coast which helps separate the remarkable Gippsland Lakes from the ocean.
www.ozrentals.com.au /vic-gippsland-suburbs.php   (362 words)

  
 Cranbourne - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
The combined population of Cranbourne and Cranbourne South, in 1991, was 19,137.
Cnr South Gippsland Hwy and Camms Rd Cranbourne VIC 3877
Cnr South Gippsland Hway and Camms Rd Cranbourne VIC 3877
www.smh.com.au /news/Victoria/Cranbourne/2005/02/17/1108500206373.html   (546 words)

  
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Following on from a suggestion by Motafrenz that we organise a joint event between the two groups, plans were made to revisit the South Gippsland Tourist Railway, which runs from Korumburra to Nyora.
The South Gippsland Railway runs a collection of historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Korumburra and Nyora along a section of the former Victorian Railways mainline.
We detoured off the South Gippsland Highway onto the Ballarto Road, which is a fairly straight and long stretch of quiet road, so the hoons could have some fun.
www.bluep.com /~johnc/chainlube/2002/emu.htm   (964 words)

  
 The INN HOUSE Guide to South Gippsland (Print)
The Destination Gippsland region is famed for its natural attractions and abundant wildlife.
On the eastern rim, the 'Experience Gippsland' region is home to Victoria's giant open cut brown coal mines and power stations which you can visit on escorted tours.
The region is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway (A440) from south east of Melbourne to the start of the Gippsland Lakes region south of Sale and from the coastal areas surrounding the Wilsons Promontory National Park inland to the Strzelecki Ranges and the Grand Ridge Road.
www.innhouse.com.au /touring/southgippslandprint.htm   (2684 words)

  
 Walkabout - Korumburra
It is situated in a region originally known to Europeans as 'The Wild Cattle Run' due to the livestock which roamed free after the Corinella settlement was disbanded in 1828.
The Coal Creek Heritage Village, on the South Gippsland Highway, consists of a collection of around fifty buildings which are either directly relocated (and restored) or faithfully copied from the mining towns of the area c.1890-1900.
It is located upon the original site of the Coal Creek Mine, the first profitable fl coal mine in Victoria, and situated upon thirty acres of land, which have been replanted with native flora in an attempt to recreate the rainforest environment of the original township.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/VICKorumburra.shtml   (647 words)

  
 Wilsons Promontory travel guide - Wikitravel
Wilsons Promontory [1] or "the Prom" as it is known, is the southernmost point of the Australian mainland, located in the South Gippsland region of the state of Victoria.
The Prom is approached along the South Gippsland Highway, turning off at either Meeniyan or Foster.
The park entrance is 224 km from Melbourne and 29 km from Foster.
wikitravel.org /en/Wilsons_Promontory   (596 words)

  
 Experience Gippsland Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gippsland is a region of great diversity and immense beauty, from the majesty of the Baw Baw Plateau,
Tucked away in the picturesque hills is evidence of Gippsland’s history as a rich gold mining centre.
Gippsland Gourmet Country is an opportunity to enjoy some of the regions best produce and arts while enjoying a relaxing break taking in some of the areas breathtaking rural scenes.
experience.gippsland.com   (322 words)

  
 SOUTH EAST VICTORIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The landscape around the south east of Victoria is beautiful, and home to a number of spectacular National Parks.
From Moe you should definitely turn off of the highway and head north to the historic town of Walhalla and the spectacular Baw Baw National Park.
Although the Bass Highway takes longer than the South Gippsland Highway you will pass numerous bays and beaches along the way.
www.australianexplorer.com /south_east_victoria.htm   (538 words)

  
 Tarra Bulga NP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you’re in the mood for national parks, a good one can be reached from Yarram, 50km beyond Foster on the South Gippsland Highway.
Tarra Bulga National Park, in the heart of the Strzelecki Ranges, is dominated by forests of mountain ash and myrtle beech with a lower canopy of ferns – a cool green environment alive with colourful lyrebirds, crimson rosellas and yellow-breasted robins among the rich birdlife.
These lush areas of rainforest are all that remain of a great forest of trees which at one time covered all of Gippsland.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/tarrabulganatpark.asp   (294 words)

  
 YARRAM, South Gippsland, Victoria - Map of district & local attractions.
Turn south just as you come in to Traralgon business centre - watch for the signs to YARRAM - and travel south on Hyland Highway through Gormandale (don't blink or you'll miss it) and into Yarram.
Take care on the so-called Hyland 'Highway' - it is certainly not a highway and has some interesting curves through the hills, made no less safe by the deteriorating condition of the road due to lack of maintenance, and the occasional log truck.
This magnificent mainly gravel road stretches for 165 kiometres from the South Gippsland Highway at Lang Lang to the Hyland Highway which connects Yarram and Traralgon.
yarrampa.customer.netspace.net.au /gippsmap.html   (2080 words)

  
 Walkabout - Tooradin
Tooradin is a small and picturesque holiday town of some 600 people located 64 km south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway.
Lyall built 'Harewood' homestead c.1857 which is still standing off the highway to the east of town.
The homestead is located on the highway, about 6 km east of Tooradin, just past the airfield and is open weekends from 10.00 a.m.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICTooradin.shtml   (736 words)

  
 Gippsland Zone - Australian wine regions - Wine Diva
Gippsland is a large track of country extending from the NSW/Victorian border, along the coast to Wonthaggi just below Melbourne then sweeping west to the edge of the Great Dividing Range.
Gippsland is one of Victoria's most important agricultural and fisheries areas.
Concentrations of vineyards and wineries occur around Bairnsdale, and between the towns of Loch and Foster on the South Gippsland Highway.
www.winediva.com.au /regions/gippsland.asp   (278 words)

  
 Gippsland and lakes region, Victoria, Travel Guide Australia
On the Meeniyan - Promontory Road in South Gippsland, 185 Kms from the GPO in Melbourne.
Originally, in the shire of South Gippsland, Yanakie was one of the parishes in the County of Buln-Buln on Wilsons Promontory, along with the other parishes - Beek-Beek, Warreen, Kulk and Tallang.
The northern section of Yanakie was probably exempted from the National Park (declared in 1905 - internal section only, 1908 - the coastline, and in the 1950's - the Yanakie southern section) on the grounds of revenue.
www.atn.com.au /vic/east/towns-d.htm   (862 words)

  
 Leongatha Star
Leongatha is located 130 km south east of Melbourne in the heart of rich, green and closely settled dairy, beef, lamb, vegetable and wine growing district.
Situated at the crossroads of the South Gippsland Highway and the Strzelecki Highway, right in the centre of South Gippsland, Leongatha has become the national regional centre for a district of some 25,000 people with nationwide businesses such as McDonalds Family Restaurants, KFC, Fosseys, Safeway and Mitre 10.
Circulates throughout the Shire of South Gippsland and surrounding districts.
www.vcpa.com.au /Vic/leongatha_star.html   (134 words)

  
 PORT ALBERT, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Port Albert, Gippsland's oldest Port established in 1841, remains today as one of the few operating fishing villages on the Victorian coastline.
Located some 225 kilometres east of Melbourne, and just fourteen kilometres south of Yarram, it is a most delightful village with a number of old buildings from the previous century lovingly restored.
From Melbourne - South Gippsland Highway through Korumburra, Leongatha and Foster, turnoff at Alberton (well signposted all the way); or east along Princes Highway to Traralgon, turn south for Yarram on Hyland Highway, then on to South Gippsland Highway.
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 South Gippsland Tourist Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
All our stations are on the South Gippsland Highway.
Phillip Island: via Wonthaggi and Inverloch to Leongatha, or via the Bass Highway and the South Gippsland Highway to Nyora, Loch, Korumburra or Leongatha.
The LaTrobe Valley: via the Strezlecki Highway from Morwell to Leongatha, or via the Korumburra Road from Warragul.
www.sgr.org.au /pages/map.html   (108 words)

  
 ARI News - An agency fails to act and five die on 'dangerous' road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the space of two seconds it jackknifed, its trailer sweeping out in a wide arc, the momentum dragging the truck across the double lines into the oncoming lanes and over the top of a maroon Fairlane.
But it wasn't the deaths of the five that prompted the work - it was a near-death experience of 19 tourists whose bus spun off the road and overturned at the same spot.
The 1998 corridor strategy for the South Gippsland Highway noted the road had an unacceptably high crash rate and the Kooweerup section had double the state average.
www.aggregateresearch.com /article.asp?id=2716   (804 words)

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