Gippsland Plains Country Road

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local attractions

pictured right:
The Farmers Arms Newry General Store
Your nearest tourism information:
MAFFRA VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
96 Johnson Street
Maffra
Victoria 3860
Phone: (03) 5141 1811
Fax: (03) 5141 1877

about this area

Newry township was set aside in 1861 and the first sixteen lots sold in 1868. It grew to be the centre of one of the most fertile farming areas in the district and was known for some time as the "grain bowl of the Gippsland plains". Dairy farms were established and a branch of the Melbourne Fresh Food and Storage Company opened in 1877. It was replaced by the Upper Maffra Butter and Cheese factory in 1905. The Upper Maffra Mechanics' Institute opened in 1883; the hall is still in use. In its heyday the town boasted three churches, a well-known hotel, shops and a post office.
Today it serves as a dormitory village for district workers and retirees. The Newry Golf Club, established in 1948, is a well known Gippsland feature; the Motocross Track is the racing home of the Maffra Sale Motorcycle Club.

things to do

play a round of golf at the Newry Golf Course
motocross raceway
walk and picnic in Bellbird Corner nature reserve (on the Macalister River)
bird watching at the wetlands
fishing (in season)

food and drink

Farmers Arms Hotel
Newry General Store & Post Office

places to stay

Mimosa Park B & B, Tinamba
Tinamba Tavern B & B
Cambrai Backpacker Hostel
Pingvin Bed & Breakfast, Maffra
Maffra Motor Inn
Maffra Caravan Park
Macalister Hotel
Metropolitan Hotel
Broadbents Motel, Heyfield

places to visit

in or near town	walk around village - Mechanics Institute, heritage butchery, store, butter factory spend a lazy day at the pub chatting to locals
50km radius	the villages of Boisdale, Tinamba, Cowwarr the townships of Briagolong, Stratford, Maffra, Heyfield, Rosedale, Sale, Longford, Yarram the rich farmlands in the Central Gippsland plains Gippsland Vehicle Collection, Maffra the Avon-Mt Hedrick Scenic Reserve the Quarries Reserve, Briagolong the Blue Pool, Briagolong Wa-De-Lock winery and cellar door, Stratford Heyfield Wetlands and Visitors Centre Glenmaggie Weir and wall Winnindoo Robotic Dairy & Dairy Interpretive Centre Cowwarr Weir recreation area Lees Creek goldfield Lake Wellington 90-mile Beach Holey Plains National Park, Rosedale
100km radius	Gippsland's high country - the hinterland of the Alpine National Park the townships of Yarram, Bairnsdale, Traralgon, Loch Sport, Lakes Entrance Powerworks, Latrobe Valley Dargo and Crooked River goldfields Licola Walhalla Tarra-Bulga National Park Mitchell River National Park Port Albert historic area the Gippsland Lakes

Leave the Highway at Traralgon or Stratford and take the well-marked Route C105 Gippsland Plains map

For further details, wander over the map or select your location below

further north
Licola | Glenmaggie | Newry| Briagolong | Dargo

A Maffra Community enterprise : updated May 2007