West Gippsland is a region of Gippsland in Victoria , Australia . It covers an area of 19,639 square kilometres (7,583 sq mi) that extends from San Remo in the west to Lakes Entrance in the east, up to Mount Howitt in the north.
5-546: The western part of the region around Western Port Bay and the Bunyip River is mostly flat (much of it having been reclaimed from the drained Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp ), while the eastern part consists of low rolling hills. To the north these hills become steeper as they merge into the Great Dividing Range. In the mountainous north around Noojee logging remains an important industry, while a small winter resort
10-739: Is a perennial river of the Western Port catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria . The Bunyip River rises below Mount Beenak , part of the southern portion of the Yarra Ranges within the Bunyip State Park , near Tomahawk Gap, and flows generally south by east then south, at times via an aqueduct , joined by four minor tributaries , before reaching its confluence with
15-506: Is located to the northeast at Mount Baw Baw . Further to the east are the small township of Erica and the historic gold mining town of Walhalla . Nature reserves in the region include Bunyip State Park , Mount Worth State Park and Baw Baw National Park . Principal towns of West Gippsland include (from west to east along the Princes Highway ) Drouin , Warragul and Trafalgar . Bunyip River The Bunyip River
20-634: The Princes Freeway , north of the locality of Bunyip . In the Aboriginal Boonwurrung language , the name for the river is Banib , meaning "a fabulous, large, black amphibious monster". The river is named after the bunyip , an Aboriginal mythological and legendary character from lakes and swamps. This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
25-709: The Tarago River to form the Main Drain. From there, the river used to flow into the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp , the largest wetland in Victoria, covering an area of 40,000 hectares (98,842 acres), before flowing into Western Port. The river descends approximately 437 metres (1,434 ft) over its 27 kilometres (17 mi) course . At the confluence of the Bunyip and Tarago Rivers, the rivers are traversed by
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