The History of the Shrine Travelling Exhibition is touring regional Victorian centres from 2006 to 2009. Over 20 leading institutions are hosting this important exhibition which aims to connect all Victorians to the Shrine of Remembrance. The exhibition features information panels, archival photographs and audiovisual material. It traces the Shrine’s fascinating history from concept to construction through to its role as a contemporary commemorative and interactive learning space. The Shrine exhibition will be in Bairnsdale through June and July.
Explore one of the most notable touring routes in Australia. The Great Alpine Road reveals its many stories whilst you savour incredible scenery and high country hospitality.
Our towns are Omeo, Benambra, Swifts Creek, Ensay and Bruthen all within the Great Alpine Road region of East Gippsland. The road peaks at 1.825 metres, the highest year round accessible bitumen road in Australia.
Wind your way through the Alpine National Park and the High Country on top of the world. Each season brings another opportunity to enjoy every part of this region.
Chill out in Winter as it transforms into one of Australia’s most challenging snowfields. Spring & Autumn showcase locally grown produce, nature’s wonderland of wildflowers or autumnal hues. Put on your walking shoes, jump in the saddle, peddle downhill or wade through a stream after a wild trout in Summer; the Great Alpine Road brings out the adventure in you.
Expect your senses to be heightened. View historic sites ranging from the Oriental Claims and Victoria Falls to Cassilis and Swifts Creek. Taste great food and wine. Wonder at the scenery above and beyond your expectations. The Great Alpine Road is ready for you to tour.
Come and see the fine display of over 500 antique clocks in the museum. They also sell antique and reproduction clocks and barometers. The workshop is open for repairs to all types of clocks, watches and barometers. Parts also available.
• Visit us for a wide range of fashion and comfort shoes to suit all
tastes.
• Stockists of Kumfs, Rockport, Hush Puppies, Diana Ferrari and many
more.
• Following in the footsteps of tradition – Alvin’s Footwear
A touch of heaven…within your reach! Your one stop pamper shop has plenty to offer; Body, Bath and Beauty products to refresh stimulate and rejuvenate, hundreds of candles to choose from, aromatherapy essential oils and many natural therapies includi...
We at Aussie Disposals Bairnsdale take pride in supplying our customers with sleeping equipment, and an excellent range of clothing and footwear for work, play and pleasure.Why not come in and say g’day to all our trained staff.
Offering scenic flights from the Lakes Entrance Airfield, Kalimna as well as around the Paynesville and Bairnsdale areas. From $25 per seat, a minimum number of two passenger seats applies. Not available all year round, please contact the Visitor Ser...
Enjoy many activities including the solar heated pool, lawn bowls, skittles, mini golf, merry go round, bouncing castle, golf driving, baseball, softball, cricket batting, archery and why not try out the only Bungee Trampoline in Australia! Plenty of...
The Bairnsdale Cinema Centre is located in the CBD of Bairnsdale, and has pedestrian access through from the main street. The Centre has 3 comfortable air conditioned cinemas and is the only cinema in East Gippsland with Digital Sound (Dolby & DTS).
Bairnsdale Holiday Park is situated 2km east of Bairnsdale, only minutes from the Gippsland Lakes and all that they have to offer from fun and excitement on the water. The Park has a wide range of accommodation to suit all tastes and bidgets, as well...
Bairnsdale Motor Inn offers affordable clean and comfortable motel style accommodation in the city of Bairnsdale. Facilities include Colour televisions, queen beds, tea / coffee facilities all close to the centre of town!
Experience the excitement! The Bairnsdale RSL facilities include the Sunset Bar and Bistro (open 7 days for Lunch and Dinner) and Chatts Café (Open all day everyday). Excellent entertainment is also on offer including leading national and internation...
Experience the excitement! The Bairnsdale RSL facilities include the Sunset Bar and Bistro (open 7 days for Lunch and Dinner) and Chatts Café (Open all day everyday). Excellent entertainment is also on offer including leading national and internation...
Bairnsdale Triathlon & Multi Sports Festival - March 2008
Over the 7th to 10th March 2008, the Riviera Triathlon Club launches the first Bairnsdale Triathlon and Multi Sport Festival featuring the 2008 Victorian Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships. Staged in various locations around Bairnsdale, the fes...
Camp Coorong offers group accommodation with self contained cabins, three bedroom house, ensuite camp sites and disabled accommodation. Camp Coorong can accommodate up to 90 patrons. With TV, Viedo, Games Rooom, Camp Kitchen, BBQ and conference facil...
Colonial Motor Inn Best Western offers comfortable family accommodation with queen size beds, couches, kitchenettes, satelite TV and Video players, luxury suite with spa bath. Indoor spa and sauna, 2 bedroom family unit, pool and BBQ area.
Kansas City Motel provides clean comforatble motel style accommodation with air conditioning, TV, Video, Austar, shared BBQ area and spa room available. Sorry no pets. Close to the town centre, with street access from both Nicholson and Main Streets.
• Browse the wine selection in our fully licensed wine bar.
• Stay over in our B&B or bunkhouse (incl. backpackers) accommodation.
• Enjoy our large selection of homemade jams, pickles & sauces.
• Group bookings welcome.
• Country hospitality.
• Browse the wine selection in our fully licensed wine bar.
• Stay over in our B&B or bunkhouse (incl. backpackers) accommodation.
• Enjoy our large selection of homemade jams, pickles & sauces.
• Group bookings welcome.
• Country hospitality.
The place where the family can be together by the fireside or miles apart exploring the cross-country trail network. Where you stroll the treelined streets simply for the sights or to meet friends at a restaurant or bar. The village boasts over 200 l...
Emerald Hill is unique accommodation in a restored Victorian rail carriage, fully self contained accommodation with a gourmet breakfast hamper included, enjoy your stay on the hill overlooking the Gippsland Lakes.
Plumbing and gas service provider
• Residential and commercial
• Installations and repairs
• Natural and LPgas fitters
• Drainage camera inspection
• 57 years experience to East Gippsland.
Reg 15962 plum/reg 13990 electric
24 hour service
Freylen House has 1 bedroom fitted with queen bed and own bathroom and 1 bedroom with 2 single beds and ensuite. Guest sitting room with fridge, microwave, tea and coffee making facilities, fully cooked breakfast supplied and evening meal available b...
Consulting Engineers and Building Designers
• Providing professional engineering, building design and project management services to the Gippsland region.
Can't wait to see your special holiday photo's? Come in and try out our Digital Lounge.
• Print your photos and burn to CD
• Need camera battery recharged, leave it with us while you shop.
Expert staff and friendly atmosphere.
New stock arriving weekly.
• Over 1,000 papers and card stocks, albums and heaps more.
• Huge range of beads and jewellery making supplies.
• Free club card, special offers.
• Invitation stationery
• Huge workshop program
New website at www.ghe...
New stock arriving weekly.
• Over 1,000 papers and card stocks, albums and heaps more.
• Huge range of beads and jewellery making supplies.
• Free club card, special offers.
• Invitation stationery
• Huge workshop program
Gippsland Gluten Free Foods, in Bairnsdale Victoria, is owned and operated by Peter and Kellie Matthews. Peter a diagnosed coeliac and Kellie experienced in pharmacy and home health look forward to catering to all your needs in the most professional ...
Quality Ecotours and walks exploring East Gippsland’s National Parks. Imagine wandering along fern lined tracks beneath towering eucalypts or across Alpine meadows to gaze over a sea of mountains.
Regular program of 3 – 7 day departures.
Established in the mid to late 1800's the Golden Age Hotel has proven its staying power. The Golden Age has fifteen suites with ensuites and televisions, and eight budget rooms with shared male and female bathrooms, you are sure to find the perfect s...
Affordable golf at Goose Gully nine hole golf course, open daylight hours. Clubs, balls, tees, buggy available for hire. Juniors and families welcome.
Pensioners discount Wednesday & Friday.
Kiosk, light refreshments, barbecue.
Open all public hol...
GSI is a Financial Institution, it accepts funds from the public by way of Debentures, and lends on the Security of Real Estate, primarily on Commercial, Agricultural, Industrial and Development projects throughout Gippsland.
Consulting Engineers and Building Designers P/L
• Providing professional engineering, building design and project management services to the Gippsland region.
The Jolly Jumbuk Country Craft centre is home and factory outlet for Jumbuk Wools Knitting mill, specialising in the original Jumbuk Wools quality products at factory prices including Jumbuk knitwear, wools and patterns. Choose from many clothing ite...
The Jolly Jumbuk Country Craft centre is home and factory outlet for Jumbuk Wools Knitting mill, specialising in the original Jumbuk Wools quality products at factory prices including Jumbuk knitwear, wools and patterns. Choose from many clothing ite...
JR's has been in business for 30 years, and pride themselves on employing quality staff with extensive experience and knowledge in the motorcycle industry. JR's can assist you with all your motorcross, offroad, cruiser and supercross motorcycle needs...
Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place & East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation
Visit the Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place and East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation and purchase paintings, limited edition prints, artefacts, jewellery, baskets, craft and sculptures. The Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place is housed in a beautiful...
Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place & East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation
Visit the Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place and East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation and purchase paintings, limited edition prints, artefacts, jewellery, baskets, craft and sculptures. The Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place is housed in a beautiful...
Livingstone Units are located just 1.5kms from the centre of Omeo by the Livingstone Creek. The Livingstone Units are the perfect place for either an overnight stop over on your tour of the high plains, or as a base to take advantage of some of Victo...
East Gippsland’s leading menswear store, supplying major brands.
• BLAZER • FLORSHEIM • LINE 7 • Pierre Cardin • SOVRANO • TAROCASH
• VAN HEUSEN • yd.
Formal wear hire for all occasions.
Mitchell Garden Holiay Park is located along the bank of the Mitchell River at the eastern end of Bairnsdale. The facilities are fantastic with an RACV 3.5 star rating you are assured of an enjoyable holiday. The park boasts private jetty on the Mitc...
Mitchell River Tavern offers luxury affordable accommodation with reverse cycle cooling and heating, broadband internet available and undercover carpark central to town. The Mitchell River Tavern is also famous for its great Bar and Bistro, with TAB ...
Relaxed in the comfort of our spacious three bedroom cottage nestled in a 100 acre country retreat. Savour the peaceful valley setting, the birds, the wildlife and local bush walks. Murnong provides you with a generous country breakfast hamper, all l...
O'Connell's Omeo Bus Service offer a charter bus and taxi service from Omeo to Dinner Plain and Hotham. Call them to discuss your travel arrangements in the high country today!
Along the Great Alpine Road just 50 minutes from Hotham, 30 minutes to Dinner Plain is the friendly town of Omeo. Once the centre of the 1800’s goldrush, Omeo has a fascinating history and today you can still enjoy the remains of that bygone era in t...
This beautiful tree lined caravan park is situated adjacent to the Livingstone creek.
Features deluxe self contained air conditioned cabins, on site caravans, playground, TV room, BBQ area, laundry/drying facilities, hot showers in heated shower bl...
Located in the heart of Omeo, the Colonial Motel is set behind a delightful garden with impressive views of Omeo and the surrounding hills. Recently up-dated boutique rooms, each unit is fully self contained. Bookings essential.
Affordable Champagne Taste Tours. Tailored for every budget. It's your Limo for the day. Stop whenever you like. Shop. Admire views, - whenever the impulse takes you. Sunroof Koala Spotting. Raymond Island Picnics. Perfect ! Cruise, sampling along th...
For everything electrical. Fridges, washers, TV’s, DVD players, Heaters, coolers, cameras, air conditioners, cookers, portable appliances, MP3 players and much more.
Situated within three authentically restored Victorian Townhouses, Riversleigh boasts twenty appointed guestrooms each with the warmth and individual charm that you would expect of a fine Country Hotel. Should it be a business seminar, conference, we...
Roseneath Caravan and Camping Park is ideally situated on the sandy shore of Lake Wellington, located between Bairnsdale and Sale, set on 273 acres of peaceful bush parkland. The park features powered and unpowered camping sites, recreation room, lar...
Snug as a Bug offers stylish accommodation in renovated historic houses of Omeo. You can choose from The Guesthouse or Motel Rooms or Martin's Place. The Motel rooms include an outdoor cooking area (Shared), Ground Floor room, Off Road Parking, Laund...
Indulge your self in the luxury appointed bed and breakfast cottages, with a choice of three cottages, accommodating from just the couple up to five people. Facilities include queen size beds, wood fire, fully equipped kitchen, TV, DVD, and private B...
Indulge your self in the luxury appointed bed and breakfast cottages, with a choice of three cottages, accommodating from just the couple up to five people. Facilities include queen size beds, wood fire, fully equipped kitchen, TV, DVD, and private B...
With lovely river frontage and less than a kilometer from the town center, the Swifts Creek Caravan park offers the following facilities: BBQ area, toilets, showers, washing machine/drier and a great playground. There are 23 sites with electric acces...
The Tanjil is conveniently located close to Clubs, Restaurants, SHops, Hotels & Hospital. The accommodation on offer includes four star luxury spa and two bedroom units as well as three and a half star 20 ground floor units. Facilities include queen ...
This beautifully restored Victorian country home is set in spacious tranquil gardens. With 3 ensuite rooms all with heating and ceiling fans, a King / Twin room with full bathroom featuring clawfoot bath and 2 queen premium rooms. The Guests' lounge ...
Bringing you over 120 varieties of quality cleanskin wines from some of the most awarded winemakers in Australia. Tasters provide Wine and Food tasting daily. Accompanied by, dips, pestos, anitpasti, cheese, smoked meats and seafood, local and import...
The Barn is nestled in a picturesque seven acres, amongst a developing avocado orchard with dams and natural bush views. The Barn is fully self contained and accommodates up to four people. Featuring fully equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, washin...
The Colosseum - Italian Australian Social & Sporting Club
The Colosseum offers a great selection of theme nights in their Bistro. A great full menu selection, also available 7 days a of the week for Lunch and Dinner. Bookings are essential. The Colosseum can cater for all your function and seminar requireme...
Three and a half star rated, The Town Central Motel offers clean affordable quiet motel units and two 2 bedroom fully self contained units with queen size beds, colour TV, electric blankets, ensuite bathrooms, air conditioned and over head fans. Loca...
Providing, clean and affordable accommodation, travellers, come and enjoy country hospitality in comfortable units situated in the centre of Bairnsdale. Cooked and continental breakfasts available, queen and single rooms available.
The Waterholes Guesthouse is separated from the main dwelling by a short walk through the garden and is designed to delight in every way! Each of our rooms have ensuite facilities, which includes both an extra large bath and extra large shower. Balco...
www.discovereastgippsland.com.au, our East Gippsland website launched only in November 2007, funded 50% by a grant from the Provincial Economic Partnership Fund and 50% by the East Gippsland Shire Council, has been a real hit and already reporting in excess of 30,000 unique visitors per month. The website is structured into three sections, they being Tourism (“Explore our regions”), Business (“Business opportunities & investment”) and Lifestyle (“Living & Employment”) and includes not only editorial information but also a large number of advertisements for local business operators.
Phil Rickards who is the East Gippsland Shire’s Economic Development & Tourism Coordinator and project manager for the development of the website, said that the website’s current success was a testament to a combination of sound planning, engaging a very professional website development contractor and having a strategy for ongoing improvements.
“To reach 33,623 visitors to the website in June 2008 from a base of 13,763 in December 2007 which was its first month of operation is a great result and shows that there is a real need for the sort of information available on the site. Essentially, our aims for the website were to put together a high quality economic development website to achieve the following - promote East Gippsland as a prime location in Victoria for investment and lifestyle migration, market the region as a prime tourist location to domestic and international visitors, and be a regional showcase and information portal linking regional businesses to the wider community”, said Phil Rickards.
The website advertising opportunities have been well received by industry with over 250 businesses, primarily in the tourism sectors such as accommodation, hospitality and tour operators being profiled to date.
But rather than resting on their laurels and being satisfied with the website’s success to date, the Shire and the local peak industry body, the East Gippsland Regional Business & Tourism Association, have begun a number of important upgrades to the site and have applied for support funding from RDV to assist achieving this.
“Improvements include increasing the advertising opportunities available for strictly non-tourism related business operators such as the Trades & Services and Retail sectors, and a Search Engine Optimization Editor enabling us to have optimal matching of the website to what search engines are looking for on an on-going basis. Upgrades such as these will make the website even more relevant to the needs of East Gippsland’s customers and help increase traffic even further”, said Phil Rickards.
