Wonderful Things To Do In Gippsland, Australia

Known as ‘The Prom‘, this national park is located at the southernmost tip of Australia and is one of Victoria’s favourite destinations with walking tracks, native wildlife and scenic trails that mesh bushland with idyllic beaches. There are camping and accommodation options in the popular Tidal River as well as a visitors centre, general store, fish ‘n’ chip shop, café and an outdoor cinema.

Coal Creek Community Park and Museum

Travel back to yesteryear at Coal Creek Village in Korumburra. Purchase boiled lollies at Devlin’s General Store before boarding the Count Strzelecki Steam Train. See the blacksmith at work and visit the museum where you’ll discover WWI’s impact on Korumburra in the ANZAC room. Open five days a week, the Coal Creek Community Park and Museum also features a community gallery, and on the third Saturday night of each month, you can go along on a Coal Creek Historic Ghost Tour.

Cold Creek Community Park and Museum, 12 Silkstone Rd, Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 5655 1811

Buchan Caves

Wander deep underground into the limestone Buchan Caves and caverns, which are dripping with stalactites and sprouting stalagmites. Take the narrow stairway down into the spectacular Royal Cave and pass the Font of the Gods and Princess Royal Chambers. See the Fairy Cave and admire the Ivory Palace, Kings Chamber, and Blackwood Chamber. The caves are open 364 days a year – they’re closed on Christmas.

Buchan Caves, Caves Rd, Buchan, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 13 19 63

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Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place

Opened in 1994, the Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place is a museum housing artefacts including shields, boomerangs, bark canoes and grass baskets as well as contemporary Aboriginal art. Visitors will gain an awareness of the Gunaikurnai people of Gippsland through guided or self-guided tours and learn about their cultural and historic significance.

Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place, 53 Dalmahoy St, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 5152 1891

Great Alpine Gallery

Founded in 1998, the Great Alpine Gallery is a not-for-profit community art space that showcases the work of local artists as well as special exhibitions. See paintings, photography, sculpture, craftwork and woodwork, and visit the gift shop where you’ll find many artworks, made by local Gippsland residents, available for purchase.

Great Alpine Gallery, 6881 Great Alpine Rd, Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia, +61 0487 889 683

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Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum

Gippsland’s first port, Port Albert was discovered in 1841, and now 175 years later, the Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum rests on the same location. The museum is housed in the 1861 Bank of Victoria building and features a broad collection including the Navigation and Communication exhibit, Ship and Shipwrecks exhibit, as well as many other artefacts, documents and photos.

Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum, 78 Tarraville Rd, Port Albert, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 5183 2520

Point Hicks Lighthouse

Built in 1890, the remote Point Hicks Lighthouse sits in the Croajingolong National Park, and it was once home to three lighthouse keepers and their families. Climb the spiral staircase up the tower and listen for the click-clacking of the ghost of lighthouse keeper Kristofferson’s boots. The tower also provides a great vantage point to see Croajingolong National Park.

Point Hicks Lighthouse, Lighthouse Track, Tamboon, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 5158 4268

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Latrobe Regional Gallery

With seven galleries and a sculpture garden, Latrobe Regional Gallery is one of regional Victoria’s largest public galleries. The art space has an extensive collection of contemporary art and design and often holds temporary exhibitions. LRG also houses the Cbus Collection of Australian Art and the Allan Aldous Collection as well as an assemblage of modernist, impressionist and recent post-war art.

Latrobe Regional Gallery, 138 Commercial Rd, Morwell, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 5128 5700

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State Coal Mine

Discover what a working coal mine was like back in the 1900s and learn how workers extracted black coal at the only historic coal mine experience in the Southern Hemisphere. Those willing to venture underground can take a guided tour into the mines, while on the ground level, you’ll find the State Coal Mine Visitor Centre and café, theatrette, souvenir shop and museum.

State Coal Mine, Garden St, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 5672 3053