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National Wool Museum<br />

This old bluestone wool store plays host to history of <strong>Australia</strong>n wool and sheep farming.<br />

Wool auctions are also held here. Moorabool Street.<br />

Old Geelong Gaol<br />

Old Geelong Gaol opened in 1853 and remained in service until 1991 and there is a<br />

recreation of the hanging of James Murphy in 1863.<br />

Port of Geelong Maritime Museum<br />

This museum is a chronological maritime history lesson of the shipping in and around the<br />

Corio bay and Port Phillip bays. Eastern Beach Road.<br />

Gippsland<br />

Gippsland is the rural heartland of Victoria, lying east of Melbourne. Gippsland's main<br />

attraction is Wilson's Promontory, a mountainous national park that is very popular for<br />

walking, wildlife watching, swimming, fishing and camping. In the centre of Gippsland's<br />

rich landscape are the Gippsland Lakes which is one of <strong>Australia</strong>'s largest inland<br />

waterways and attracts thousands of fisherman and water sports enthusiasts annually.<br />

Baw Baw National Park<br />

This park extends south from the Great Dividing Range and covers over 13,000 hectares.<br />

The main access to the park is located 40 km north of Moe. The highest peak here is<br />

Mount St Phillack. There are many walking trails through this park and the best time to<br />

come is in spring when the wildflowers are in full bloom.<br />

Gippsland Lakes<br />

These popular lakes are made up of three main ones, King, Victoria and Wellington,<br />

which all drain into the ocean at Lakes Entrance. The lakes are mainly undeveloped,<br />

however Lake King has a few fishing villages.<br />

Mitchell River National Park<br />

This river flows down from the alpine country through to the Gippsland Lakes. The park<br />

consists of over 12,000 hectares of rainforest and rugged gorges. The Mitchell River<br />

Gorge is very popular for canoeing, kayaking and rafting There are many walks through<br />

here ranging from one hour to two days for the more adventurous hiker.<br />

The Latrobe Valley<br />

this is Gippsland's industrial area and is located in the west. The fuel sourced here in the<br />

Latrobe Valley supplies most of Victoria with it's electricity. Warragul, Moe and Erica<br />

are the major towns in this area, with Moe being the largest.<br />

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