32-430: East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland , Victoria , Australia covering 31,740 km (12,250 sq mi) (14%) of Victoria . It has a population of 80,114. The Shire of East Gippsland , also called Far East Gippsland, covers two-thirds (66%) of East Gippsland's area and holds half (50%) of its population. The Shire of East Gippsland is confusingly also referred to simply as East Gippsland. It excludes
64-711: A matter of controversy as employment in the remote areas east of the Snowy is mainly dependent upon timber milling. Croajingolong National Park between Marlo and Mallacoota features extensive coastal heathlands and tea tree scrub, as well as the only major area of warm temperate rainforest in Victoria. The 4,193 km of privately owned land is mainly red gum plains, coastal plains, mountain plateaux and fertile river valleys. In April and November 2022, East Gippsland Water got fined $ 9,246 for discharging over 30 million litres of wastewater into Macleod Morass wetland which made
96-533: A name chosen by Strzelecki in honour of the New South Wales Governor , George Gipps , his sponsor. Angus McMillan led the second European expedition between 1840, naming Gunai country "Caledonia Australis". The naming of this geographical region, however, remained the name given by P. E. Strzelecki – Gippsland. The township of Bass was surveyed and colonised in the early 1860s. The intensive colonisation of south Gippsland began late in
128-655: A squatter agricultural settlement on the Bass River in Gippsland, the third permanent colonial settlement in Victoria (then called the Port Phillip District ). His business partner Robert Massie joined him in 1837. Both had worked for the Van Diemen's Land Company at Circular Head, Tasmania. Samuel's brothers Hugh (1808–1898) and Thomas (1814–1903) arrived at Bass shortly after, where they established
160-503: A successful farming venture. Further European colonisation followed two separate expeditions to the area. During his expedition to the South (December 1839 – May 1840) in March 1840, Polish explorer Paweł Edmund Strzelecki led an expedition across Gunai country, and gave his own names to many of their natural landmarks and places. Following these expeditions, the name "Gippsland" stuck,
192-755: Is Australia's first RFA. It covers a region similar, but not identical to the East Gippsland Shire . It sets aside 5,811 km (2,244 sq mi) from logging, an increase of 1.3% over pre-RFA reserves. Central Gippsland is covered by the Gippsland RFA (signed 31 March 2000), which covers an area similar to the Shire of Wellington , and places 7,805 km (3,014 sq mi) in reserves. Logging of native forests has caused sustained controversy in East Gippsland, particularly due to
224-661: Is a coastal national park located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria . The 88,355-hectare (218,330-acre) national park is situated approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi) east of Melbourne and 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of Sydney . The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung , meaning "belonging to" and kraua , meaning "east". The park
256-487: Is a major tourist destination, especially for watersports, and is noted for its mild climate. The Great Alpine Road leads north from Bairnsdale into the Australian Alps via Swifts Creek and Omeo , and onto the major ski resorts of Dinner Plain and Mount Hotham . This area is also very popular for bushwalking in the summer. The Buchan district is popular with tourists for its limestone caves . Further east,
288-610: Is linear in shape and bordered on the southern side by the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean , the western side by Bemm River and the eastern side by the township of Mallacoota . Its northern boundary consists of dense bushland and low hills. The dimensions of the park are approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) by 20 kilometres (12 mi), with an area of 875 square kilometres (338 sq mi). The 100 kilometres (62 mi) Wilderness Coast Walk stretches
320-461: Is required for agriculture or pastoral development. Despite this, parts of Gippsland have become highly productive dairying and vegetable-growing regions: the region supplies Melbourne with most of its needs in these commodities. A few alluvial soils (chiefly near the Snowy) have much better native fertility, and these have always been intensively cultivated. In the extreme northeast is a small section of
352-542: Is temperate and generally humid, except in the central region around Sale , where annual rainfall averages around 600 millimetres (24 in). In the Strzelecki Ranges annual rainfall can be as high as 1,500 millimetres (59 in), while on the high mountains of East Gippsland it probably reaches similar levels – much of it falling as snow . In lower levels east of the Snowy River , mean annual rainfall
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#1732773290527384-730: Is typically about 900–950 millimetres (35–37 in) and less variable than in the coastal districts of New South Wales. Mean maximum temperatures in lower areas range from 24 °C (75 °F) in January to 15 °C (59 °F) in July. In the highlands of the Baw Baw Plateau and the remote Errinundra Plateau , temperatures range from a maximum of 18 °C (64 °F) to a minimum of 8 °C (46 °F). However, in winter, mean minima in these areas can be as low as −4 °C (25 °F), leading to heavy snowfalls that often isolate
416-482: The 2016 Australian census , Gippsland had a population of 271,266, with the principal centres Traralgon , Warragul , Drouin , Bairnsdale , Moe , Sale , Morwell , Wonthaggi , Leongatha , and Phillip Island . Gippsland is known for mining, power generation and farming as well as its tourist destinations — Phillip Island , Wilsons Promontory , the Gippsland Lakes , Walhalla , the Baw Baw Plateau , and
448-614: The Alfred National Park , Baw Baw National Park , Coopracambra National Park , Croajingolong National Park , Errinundra National Park , Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park , Lind National Park , Mitchell River National Park , Morwell National Park , Snowy River National Park , Tarra-Bulga National Park , The Lakes National Park , and Wilsons Promontory National Park . There are also large areas of State forest that contribute towards conservation objectives. Croajingolong National Park The Croajingolong National Park
480-726: The Cape Howe Wilderness Area , the Nadgee Nature Reserve and the Cape Howe Marine National Park . The eastern section of the park lies within the Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet Important Bird Area , so identified by BirdLife International because it supports populations of eastern bristlebirds and pilotbirds as well as other significant fauna. Croajingolong's landscapes are so spectacular and environmentally significant that
512-471: The Monaro Tableland used for grazing beef cattle . Gippsland possesses very few deposits of metallic minerals ( gold rushes in the nineteenth century around Foster , Buchan petered out quickly). However, the deep underground gold mines operated at Walhalla for a fifty-year period between 1863 and 1913. Gippsland has no deposits of major industrial nonmetallic minerals, but it does feature
544-446: The Shire of Wellington ( Central Gippsland ). This article (currently) refers mainly to "Far East Gippsland". East Gippsland's major towns include, from west to east, Bairnsdale (the largest town and administrative centre), Paynesville , Lakes Entrance , Orbost and Mallacoota . Smaller, but significant, towns in the more mountainous northern areas include Ensay , Swifts Creek , Omeo , and Buchan . East Gippsland extends from
576-545: The Snowy River and several smaller stream catchments, including the Thurra, Wingan, Genoa, Bemm River and Cann River , enter the Tasman Sea . More than 17,000 km of East Gippsland is public land with 2,680 km being national parks, two of the largest being Snowy River National Park and Errinundra National Park . Both are remote and inaccessible, but they are otherwise entirely different. Snowy River National Park features dramatic gorges and powerful rapids formed by
608-689: The Strzelecki Ranges . It also includes around a hundred islands, mostly between the mainland and Tasmania. The traditional owners are Indigenous Australians of the Gunai nation and in part of West Gippsland the Bunurong nation. Before permanent European colonisation, the area was visited by sealers and wattle bark gatherers who did not settle . Samuel Anderson (1803–1863), a Scottish immigrant from Kirkcudbright , agriculturist and explorer, arrived in Hobart, Tasmania , in 1830, and in 1835 established
640-649: The Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range ). It covers an elongated area of 41,556 km (16,045 sq mi) east of the Shire of Cardinia ( Melbourne 's outermost southeastern suburbs ) between Dandenong Ranges and Mornington Peninsula , and is bounded to the north by the mountain ranges and plateaus / highlands of the High Country (which separate it from Hume region in Victoria's northeast), to
672-481: The 1870s. A story of that process is told in, The land of the Lyre Bird (1920). Before the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games , Gippsland was set to serve as one of its hosts in regional Victoria. Gippsland is traditionally subdivided into four or five main sub–regions or districts: Gippsland Plains Grassy Woodland is an endangered vegetation community within the region. The climate of Gippsland
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#1732773290527704-715: The Errinundra Plateau between June and October. Gippsland is home to many species of flora and fauna. Animals that live there include the swamp wallaby , koala , echidna and wombat . Native plants and trees include grass trees ( Xanthorrhoea australis ), which provide a valuable food source of nectar, pollen, larvae and seeds for birds, insects and mammals. The soils in Gippsland are generally very infertile, being profoundly deficient in nitrogen , phosphorus , potassium and calcium . Apart from frequently flooded areas, they are classed as Spodosols , Psamments and Ultisols . Consequently, heavy fertilisation
736-631: The Nationals. For elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly , the electoral districts of Bass , Narracan , Morwell , Gippsland South and Gippsland East lay entirely or partly in the Gippsland region. Bass is held by Labor, Narracan is held by the Liberals, while Gippsland East, Gippsland South and Morwell are held by the Nationals. Gippsland contains six local government areas : The Gippsland region contains
768-580: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) nominated it a World Biosphere Reserve in 1977. The park houses impressive biodiversity, including almost 1,000 native plant species and 315 animal species. The diverse coastal landscapes feature rocky outcrops, large stretches of sandy beaches, coastal dunes and freshwater rivers, making the park a popular destination for hiking and walking, swimming, diving, snorkelling and sea kayaking. A popular way to explore
800-466: The descent of the Snowy River . Apart from gorges and southern slopes, this park is in a rain-shadow area forming the southern border of the Monaro Tableland . Consequently, many species more typical of inland New South Wales and Victoria are found here. Errinundra National Park is much wetter - inaccessible from June to October in most years - and features some of the most ancient forests in Australia,
832-550: The entire length of the park along beaches, through heathland and round rocky headlands. Croajingolong National Park, with the adjoining Nadgee Nature Reserve in New South Wales , forms one of only twelve World Biosphere areas in Australia. It contains ecosystems , habitats and gene pools that are managed sustainably . The park encloses the Sandpatch Wilderness Area and is contiguous with
864-428: The facility exceed its licence given by EPA Victoria and failing to comply with their regulatory notice obligation. 37°18′36″S 148°08′12″E / 37.3101°S 148.1366°E / -37.3101; 148.1366 Gippsland Gippsland ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ p s l æ n d / ) is a rural region in the southeastern part of Victoria , Australia , mostly comprising the coastal plains south of
896-514: The fishing of abalone , whose shells could fetch very high prices because of their use for pearls and pearl inlays. For Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives , the electoral divisions of Flinders , Monash , and Gippsland lay entirely or partly in the Gippsland region. Flinders and McMillan are currently held by the Liberal Party, while Gippsland is held by
928-698: The southwest by the Western Port Bay , to the south and east by the Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea , and to the east and northeast by the Black–Allan Line (the easternmost section of the Victoria/ New South Wales state border). Gippsland is divided by the Strzelecki Ranges and tributaries of the Gippsland Lakes into West Gippsland , South Gippsland , Latrobe Valley , Central Gippsland and East Gippsland . At
960-556: The unique species found in areas east of the Snowy River, and the contentious public debate surrounding native forest, particularly old-growth, harvesting. This is despite managed forest having a mitigation effect in climate change . The major river basins of the Mitchell, Tambo and Nicholson drain into the Gippsland Lakes , which in turn empty into the sea through an artificially maintained opening at Lakes Entrance . The area
992-492: The western watershed of the Mitchell and Thomson River catchments east and north to the New South Wales border. Rugged terrain makes farming difficult, even with fertilisers. The major industry is often considered to be forestry, which provides less than 1 percent of employment for the region. The East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) was signed by Commonwealth and Victorian governments on 3 February 1997, and
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1024-401: The world's largest brown coal deposits and, around Sale and offshore in the Bass Strait , some of the largest deposits of oil and natural gas in Australia. Like the rest of Australia, the seas around Gippsland are of very low productivity as there is no upwelling due to the warm currents in the Tasman Sea . Nonetheless, towns such as Marlo and Mallacoota depended for a long time on
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