Tarwin Lower, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tarwin Lower
state = vic


caption =
lga = South Gippsland Shire
postcode = 3956
est =
pop = 115 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26741 | name = Tarwin Lower (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland South
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 167
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 33
dir2 = E
location2= Wonthaggi
dist3 = 7
dir3 = E
location3= Venus Bay

Tarwin Lower is a small town located convert|175|km|mi|0|lk=on south-east of Melbourne, Australia. It rests on the south bank of the Tarwin River and at the 2006 census, had a population of 115.

History

The Post Office opened on 1 February 1881. 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 today

The majority of the town is on its main street — River Drive — and is often passed through by holiday makers on their way to nearby Venus Bay. The main shopping strip is home to a take-away store, petrol station, post office, general store, hardware store, pub, tennis court, combined church (Uniting and Anglican services alternate each Sunday, Catholic Mass on Saturday 6pm), craft shop, health food shop, real estate agent, local hall and the local fire brigade.

The town is home to the local football team, the Tarwin Sharks, who were premiers in 2004 in the local Alberton Football League.

During main holiday weekends and periods throughout the year Tarwin Lower hosts a decent market catering to all tastes. It is mainly based at the Mechanic's Institute hall and its surrounding land, and continues to sprawl each time it runs.

At the western end of the town is the local fishing jetty and a very long picnic table.

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