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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 12:56, 17 February 2011: 533 × 353 (893 KB): Cassowary {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Blank map of w:East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, with the following information shown: * LGA boundaries * Coastline, lakes and rivers * Roads and railways * Urban areas * Parks Geographic limits: * North
The East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) was signed by Commonwealth and Victorian governments on 3 February 1997, and is Australia's first RFA. [4] It covers a region similar, but not identical to the East Gippsland Shire. It sets aside 5,811 km 2 (2,244 sq mi) from logging, an increase of 1.3% over pre-RFA reserves. [5]
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 the 2016 Australian census , Gippsland had a population of 271,266, with the principal centres Traralgon , Warragul , Drouin , Bairnsdale , Moe , Sale , Morwell ...
The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and as of the 2021 census had a population of 48,715.
The Aboriginal name for the Sale area is Wayput. [4] Two famous Gippsland explorers, Paul Strzelecki and Angus McMillan, passed through the immediate area around 1840.The first white settler was Archibald McIntosh who arrived in 1844 and established his 'Flooding Creek' property on the flood plain country which was duly inundated soon after his arrival.
Longford is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.At the 2021 census, Longford and the surrounding area had a population of 1,489. [1]It was named Longford because of the long ford across the rivers to get into Sale.
Nicholson is a town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 295 km east of the state capital Melbourne. It is situated between the larger towns of Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance. [2] At the 2021 census, Nicholson had a population of 1,322. [1] Nicholson is located on the Princes Highway [2] and lies on the banks of the Nicholson River.
Eagle Point is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of East Gippsland, by Lake King. [2] The area encompasses the red limestone cliffs by the Mitchell River and Mitchell River silt jetties . It is a popular tourist destination.