General Information about South Gippsland

Transport

There is a public transport link daily between Melbourne and most major towns in South Gippsland. South Gippsland is reachable by car via the Bass Coast Highway or the South Gippsland Highway. The South Gippsland Highway links Yarram to Melbourne in the west and Sale to the east. The Hyland Highway connects Yarram to Traralgon, the Princes Highway and central Gippsland towns.

There is a number of Taxi Services available including:

  • Cowes San Remo Taxi Service
  • Phillip Island Taxi Service
  • Wonthaggi Taxi Service
  • Inverloch Taxi Service 
  • Yarram Taxi Service

Banking

The major banks are available throughout South Gippsland including:

  • ANZ                                131 314
  • Commonwealth Bank       132 221
  • Bendigo Bank                  1300 366 666
  • Westpac                         132 032
  • National Australia Bank    132 265

For details of local branches please contact the above numbers.

Sporting Clubs and Facilities

Towns offer a range of sporting facilities including:

  • Swimming
  • Lawn bowls
  • Tennis
  • Cricket
  • Croquet
  • Netball
  • Sailing
  • Cycling
  • Board riders
  • Soccer
  • Life saving
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Martial Arts
  • Tennis
  • Dance
  • Gym
  • Underwater Hockey

Schools

The schools available in South Gippsland major towns include:

  • Foster Pre-School Centre
  • Foster Primary School
  • South Gippsland Secondary School
  • Hasset St Kindergarten Leognatha
  • Allora Kindergarten, Leongatha Children's Centre
  • Leongatha Primary School
  • St Laurence's Primary School, Leongatha
  • Leongatha Secondary College
  • Mary Mackillop Catholic Regional College 
  • South Coast Christian College P-Y12 (Leongatha & Wonthaggi campuses)
  • Leongatha has technical and further education through the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE campus.
  • St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra
  • Korumburra Secondary College
  • Inverloch Pre-school
  • Inverloch Primary School
  • Cowes Primary School
  • Newhaven Primary School
  • San Remo Primary school
  • Phillip Island Kindergarten
  • Newhaven College P-Y12
  • Wonthaggi Secondary College-Mc Bridge Campus
  • Wonthaggi North Kindergarten
  • Murray Street Kindergarten
  • Wonthaggi North Primary School
  • Wonthaggi Primary School
  • St Joseph's Primary School, Wonthaggi
  • Yarram Primary School 
  • Yarram Secondary College
  • St. Mary’s Primary School
  • Yarram Community Education
  • St.Andrews Free Kindergarten, Yarram
  • Mirboo North Kindergarten
  • Mirboo North Primary School
  • Mirboo North Secondary College

Religions

There are a number of religious congregations including:

  • Anglican Church 
  • Apostolic Church
  • Assemblies of God
  • St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish
  • Christian Reformed Church of South Gippsland
  • Baptist Union of Australia
  • Catholic Church
  • Uniting Church  
  • Salvation Army
  • Leongatha Crusade Centre
  • Presbyterian