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| SALE,
at the junction of the South Gippsland Highway and the Princes Highway, is
a good point from which to head off to explore the coastal park and Ninety
Mile Beach. From Seaspray, 35km south, a coastal road hugs the shore for
20km to Golden Beach, from where a scenic drive heads through the Gippsland
Lakes Coastal Park to Loch Sport.
Sale is the biggest centre in the area and it is here that you can view the acclaimed textile art of the famous wildlife artist Annemieke Mein. A key source of her inspiration is the wetlands of the Sale Common. For thousands of years this labyrinth of marshes, rivers and lakes has provided a haven for a vast range of wildlife. |
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Sale you’re faced with the enviable dilemma of lakes on one side, and
ocean beaches with good surfing on the other – an unsealed road
continues on to Sperm Whale Head in the Lakes National Park. The Lakes incorporate picturesque resorts such as
Paynesville, Metung, Loch Sport, Rotamah Island, Golden Beach and
Seaspray. Sufficiently protected from the ocean winds, and without any
rocks to contend with, the Gippsland Lakes provide an ideal boating venue
for cruisers, yachts and small craft.
To a large degree the area is very much as it was when explorer Angus McMillan visited here in the 1840s and this is mainly due to the establishment of national parks covering almost 20,000 hectares. Sale is just a 20 minute drive from the famous 90-Mile Beach, the slender strip of coast which helps separate the remarkable Gippsland Lakes from the ocean. These are comprised of three lakes - King, Victoria and Wellington. These lakes are fed by four navigable rivers - Latrobe, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo. Sale’s tourist information centre (daily 9am–5pm), on the Princes Highway, can provide you with all the details. They can also give you information about the Bataluk Cultural Trail, which starts in Sale and links sites of cultural and spiritual significance to the Gunai people, the original inhabitants of the Gippsland coast. You can watch a video about the trail (30min) at the information centre. The first stop on the trail, the Rahmayuck Aboriginal Corporation at 117 Foster St in Sale, sells arts and crafts, paintings and T-shirts (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm). Events |
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