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Maffra, Victoria – a different route when exploring East Gippsland

by JB last modified 2008-09-29 06:57
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On a recent trip to Mallacoota, the furthest Victorian sea side town nearest the New South Wales border, we took an alternate route, off the Princes hwy by-passing Sale.

Our detour took us through the township of Tinamba and the onto Maffra finally re-joining the Princes near Stratford.

I have been travelling to the Gippsland Lakes and surrounding townships for many years now and had never ventured this way. Needless to say, I was not only surprised, but a touch disappointed I had not been previously acquainted with Maffra which struck me as a well established and attractive township with much to offer a passing traveller.

Having now spent a little time researching the area and looking at maps, the towns that you pass through on this way have clearly supported a larger population some years back. The farm land features many irrigation channels and the maps show a grid of roads to support the farmland and industry that would have thrived in this area some years before. There are historic houses and the likes but most obvious to me that the towns were once well populated (as we drove through at some pace on our way to Bairnsdale and beyond) are the beautiful established trees that line the road side.

As for timing. The bypass was similar or if anything, quicker than driving through Sale in my experience, so whether you drive to Maffra to visit, or simply as an alternative, scenic route from Sale, it is worth the effort to experience another part of Victoria.


Reference :

Maffra
This town is located 228km east of Melbourne, and is surrounded by rich farming land. The 1890s saw the beginning of the sugar-beet industry in Maffra and the formation of the Maffra Sugar Beet Company. The company closed in 1946, and intensive dairying has since been the main industry on the irrigated land around Maffra.
Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. JB. (2008, September 29). Maffra, Victoria – a different route when exploring East Gippsland. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/traveller/JB/reviews/maffra-victoria-2013-a-different-route-when-exploring-east-gippsland. All Rights Reserved.

Whats close? (direct line)

accommodation

9.4 km   Happy Days Accommodation, Motor Inn
11.4 km   Stratford On The River Tourist Park
14.9 km   Captains Lodge International - VIP Restaurant
15.6 km   Comfort Inn & Suites King Avenue
15.6 km   Rivers Inn
16.4 km   Bon Accord Bed & Breakfast
18.0 km   Shanti Relaxation Retreat
20.3 km   Frog Gully Cottages
21.8 km   Lake Glenmaggie Waterfront, 3 Bedroom
40.5 km   The Old School Bed and Breakfast
45.3 km   Honeysuckles House
50.4 km   Licola Wilderness Village
51.3 km   Mayfair Serviced Apartments
51.3 km   90 Mile Beach House and Villas
51.5 km   Oceans 2
52.5 km   Sourana Blue
52.5 km   Sourana Blue
53.1 km   Trinculo - Golden Beach - Gippsland
53.9 km   Moa's Hidden Paradise
54.0 km   Sun Surf and Sea
54.6 km   About You on Broadford
58.0 km   Montfort Manor

attractions

1.0 km   Gippsland Vehicle Collection
2.8 km   Maffra Golf Club
27.1 km   Holey Plains State Park
42.0 km   Jack Smith Lake State Game Reserve
48.0 km   Traralgon Vineyard
48.8 km   Mitchell River National Park
49.6 km   Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park
49.6 km   Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park
50.3 km   Narkoojee
53.2 km   endota spa traralgon

events

20.9 km   Heyfield Sustainable Living Festival

information

0.0 km   Maffra Visitor Information Centre
16.2 km   Budget Motel Chain
16.2 km   ARRA Accommodation Group
16.3 km   Wellington Visitor Information Centre - Sale
52.9 km   Latrobe Visitor Information Centre

tours

53.0 km   Walkabout Gourmet Adventures

 

 

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