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Warragul is located on hills that extend north from the Strzelecki Ranges near Ellinbank, joining to the Baw Baws in the Neerim District. This range is historically referred to as the Warragul Hills.
Aug 29, 2024 · Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the 2021 census, the town had a population of 19,856 people.
Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, 102 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north.
- Civic Park
- West Gippsland Arts Centre
- Linear Park Arts Discovery Trail
- Lardner Park
- Farm World
- Two Towns Trail
- Mount Worth State Park
- Gumbuya World
- Town & Country Gallery
- Trafalgar Holden Museum
Warragul’s prime park is in what is known as the Civic Precinct at the north end of the CBD. On gently undulating land, the Civic Park has a chain of ponds fed by a manmade waterfall, as well as lots of grand mature trees including an Aleppo pine, a Chinese Friendship Garden, an elegant rotunda, an expansive children’s playground and barbecue and p...
In the Civic Precinct at the south end of Civic Park sits Warragul’s regional performing arts destination. Opened in 1982, and with a multimillion-dollar redevelopment in the pipeline, the WGAC hosts touring plays, musicals, live musicians, comedians and dance performances by the likes of the Victoria State Ballet. The theatre is also a venue for c...
For a colourful stroll, this 3.65km trail along the banks of Hazel Creek cuts through several parks in Warragul. Here a community arts project has furnished the route with murals, mosaics and painted bollards, some in tribute to the traditional owners of the land, the Brayakoloong People, who camped along the creek. Lined with seating and recreatio...
If there’s an event of real scale happening in West Gippsland it’s likely to take place at Lardner Park, a few kilometres south of Warragul. Set on a rise with panoramic views of the countryside, Lardner Park has 5,000sqm of flexible undercover and open-air space. Stay up to date with the calendar for spectacles as diverse as 4WD events, internatio...
To underline Warragul’s reputation for farming, one of the largest agricultural shows in the state is held at Lardner Park at the end of March. This four-day event is now into its sixth decade, and is mainly a showcase for the latest and best agribusiness equipment, technology and methods, allowing you to get in touch with experts in their fields. ...
Connecting with the Linear Park Arts Discovery Trail in Warragul is this paved eight-kilometre walking and cycling path that runs west to the centre of Drouin. The route is mainly used by cycling commuters, but for visitors is a fine way to get a taste of local history and culture and appreciate some of the West Gippsland countryside. There are int...
If you want to escape to the stirring upland scenery temptingly close to Warragul, the easiest option is Mount Worth in the western Strzelecki Ranges. The park has thick stands of wet mountain rainforest, growing blackwood, tree ferns in gullies, mountain grey gum, mountain ash, which can reach 90 metres in height. You can see one of these monsters...
Just past Drouin in Tynong is the largest theme park in the whole Melbourne area. Spread over four zones, Gumbuya World packs in roller coasters, a wave simulator, fairground-style rides and animal attractions, but it’s the water slides in the Oasis Springs water park that make the headlines. These are the dizzying Boomerango, with a near-vertical ...
If you’d like to see what the area’s best professional artists and crafters are up to, Yarragon’s Town & Country Gallery is a superb stage for their work. The gallery partners with dozens of talented painters, sculptors, glass artists, ceramicists, jewellery-makers, printers, furniture makers, illustrators and textile artists, and gives you tons of...
Australia’s iconic muscle car is the subject of this great private museum, housed in a cavernous butter factory building from the 1930s. What’s staggering about the Trafalgar Holden Museum is that this is the collection of one man, Neil Joiner, who has some important models in his hoard. There’s a 1965 Holden HD Premier with just 13,000 miles on th...
Experience Warragul, a thriving rural town set amongst rolling green hills and dairy fields, on the lands of the Gunaikurnai and Bunurong People. Spend a few days wandering through the heritage buildings and galleries, then explore Gippsland gourmet country and the beautiful Mt Baw Baw snowfields.
Warragul is an easy 100 clicks of the odometer to the east of Melbourne, where the outer reaches of suburbia give way to bucolic countryside and bordered by the nearby township of Drouin. The grass is so green you could be forgiven for thinking you’re looking through a filter.
Warragul is situated in West Gippsland, just over 100 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, and between Drouin and Yarragon. Warragul's large commercial centre stretches along the main thoroughfares of Victoria Street and Smith Street.
