17-562: Nyora / n aɪ ˈ j ɔː r ə / is a town in South Gippsland , Victoria , Australia , approximately 84 kilometres (52 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the Shires of Baw Baw , Cardinia and South Gippsland local government areas . Nyora recorded a population of 1,644 at the 2021 census . Nyora is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Lang Lang , and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from
34-409: A naval surgeon and explorer, took a voyage in an open whaleboat to explore the coastline. It was later explored on foot in 1826 by William Hovell. Around 1840 a deepwater port was established at Griffiths Point in order to provide exports of wattle bark, farm produce and cattle, and then later coal starting in the 1870s. A township grew around this port, and brought in tourists. In 1888 the township
51-610: A bridge at San Remo , Phillip Island is also a major tourist destination, noted particularly for its surf beaches, nightly Penguin Parade and Grand Prix track. 12,000 years ago, South Gippsland formed part of a land bridge to Tasmania the remnants of which is the Furneaux Group of islands. A ferry operates from Welshpool to Lady Barron Island , part of the Furneaux Group. San Remo, Victoria San Remo
68-541: A monument to those local professional fisherman lost at sea was erected with funds provided by local businesses and Rotary. A cairn with the names of those lost at sea with a navigation light atop is a main feature. Today there is a fishing co-operative near the bridge that supplies good fresh fish, particularly the King George whiting for which the area is known. Kustom Nats in January. The San Remo Channel Challenge
85-542: A region of Gippsland in Victoria , Australia , is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. It is part of the larger Gippsland Basin bioregion . Low granite hills continue into Wilsons Promontory , the southernmost point of Victoria and mainland Australia. Rivers are generally very short and impossible to dam owing to
102-468: A sign on the entry to the town to reflect this. In 2018 the young Saints defeated Longwarry in a hard-fought battle, led by Dylan Helyen to again reclaim the mantle of premiership city. Nyora is home to the former V/Line railway station of the same name, which served primarily as a freight and goods transfer facility as well as the branch station for the former Leongatha, Barry Beach, Yarram and Wonthaggi lines. The railway station presently serves as part of
119-610: Is a town in southern Victoria, Australia , in the Gippsland region. Formed as a fishing village , its economy is now largely based on tourism. It is also notable as the town on the mainland end of the Phillip Island Bridge to Phillip Island . At the 2021 census , San Remo had a population of 1,700. It is located at the western tip of the Anderson Peninsula , 122 km south-east of Melbourne via
136-644: Is home to the Nyora Football club—nicknamed the Saints and wear red/white/black uniforms. The club was formed in 1877 and has won 11 senior premierships in this time, the first coming in 1911. The club has had a very successful period of late winning premierships in both 2006 and 2007 in the Ellinbank & District Football league. So successful was Nyora during this period the town was often referred to as "premiership city" and some town folks even erected
153-675: The South Gippsland Highway, near Kilcunda and opposite Newhaven on Phillip Island. The area around what is now San Remo was used for many centuries by the Bunurong people who occupied an area of the Mornington Peninsula, of the Kulin nation. George Bass explored the coast and discovered the strait separating the mainland and Van Diemen's land, together with the bay he named Western Port. Sealers frequented
170-519: The South Gippsland Railway ;— a community based heritage / tourist railway organisation, with its operations base at Korumburra . Nyora was formerly situated along the South Gippsland railway corridor that operated to its terminus at Yarram in the early 1980s and Leongatha in the mid 1990s. A V/Line road coach service replaced the rail service to Leongatha on 24 July 1993, running between Melbourne and Yarram. However, since
187-604: The closure of the South Gippsland rail line with the exception of the locally run tourist railway between Nyora and Leongatha by the Kennett Victorian government on 14 December 1994, the South and West Gippsland Transport Group represented by the local council are campaigning for the rail services to be reinstated beyond the current terminus at Cranbourne by the 2020s. South Gippsland South Gippsland ,
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#1732791104329204-582: The coast and Islands in the 1820s before Europeans settled the coast. Samuel Anderson , a Scottish immigrant, in 1835 established the third permanent settlement in Victoria at Bass. Anderson had arrived in Hobart aboard the "Lang" in September 1830 and was employed as bookkeeper for Van Diemens Land Co at Circular Head Tasmania. In 1835 he left the company and sailed to Westernport, it has been suggested that
221-469: The lack of potential storage sites, but groundwater of good quality is readily available. The major industries are forestry and dairy farming, and the principal towns include Cowes (on Phillip Island ), Leongatha , Korumburra , Wonthaggi and Foster . Wilsons Promontory National Park features eucalypt forests and rainforests as well as its famous beaches, and is one of the most popular holiday areas in Victoria. Linked to mainland South Gippsland via
238-582: The nearest beach. The Post Office opened around September 1890 replacing an office at nearby Lang Lang East open since 1885. The town's railway station and general store were included in the popular ABC TV program Something in the Air . The township featured in the TV series was known as "Emu Springs". Golfers play at the course of the Lang Lang Golf Club on the South Gippsland Highway, Nyora. Nyora
255-555: The sloop "Rebecca" was purchased by Samuel and his partner/s.In 1837 his soon to be partner Robert Massie also left VDL Co and joined Samuel at Westernport. The partnership of Massie and Anderson floundered in the credit squeeze of 1842 and the partnership sold by auction all their assets to repay creditors. This appears to be the end of the partnership with Massie probably relocating to Melbourne by 1844 then meeting and marrying Eliza Armstrong in 1845 then departing to Taraville.Samuels brothers Hugh and Thomas followed him to Bass and when land
272-534: Was named San Remo after the resort town in Italy. The Post Office opened on 14 August 1873 and was renamed San Remo in 1888. Early in the 20th Century, commercial fishing of the King George whiting came to the area, the produce being sent to Melbourne markets via railway. Since 2006 San Remo has a tidal power test facility. Installed Nereus tidal turbines dispatch power directly to national grid [1] . In 2008
289-460: Was released they bought over 2000 acres centred on the Anderson area today with their homestead "Netherwood" being built on the shores of Westernport.The Anderson brothers and their descendants featured prominently in the local municipal area. Anderson Inlet at Inverloch was named after Samuel Anderson. Descendants of the Anderson family remain around San Remo to this day. In 1797 George Bass ,
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