Neerim South, Victoria

Neerim South, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Neerim South
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Baw Baw
postcode = 3831
est =
pop = 1,602
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Narracan
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 109
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 19
dir2 = NE
location2= Warragul

Neerim South is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the Shire of Baw Baw, convert|109|km|mi|0|lk=on east of Melbourne and convert|19|km|mi|0|lk=on north of Warragul. At the 2006 census, Neerim South and the surrounding area had a population of 1,602.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26319
name=Neerim South (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-05
quick=on]

The Post Office opened on 1 February 1883.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

The town's main industry is tourism. It contains art galleries, a working Alpaca farm with an Alpaca product shop on site renown for its wearable art, cafés, restaurants, a pub and bed and breakfasts. Until 2008, the bakery still cooked bread in the wood-fired oven built in 1880. The town hosts a Celtic Festival each November. The area has numerous wineries, and is known for its blue cheese.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Neerim has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Neerim-Neerim South | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Neerim-Neerim_South.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

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