Bemm River, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bemm River
state = vic

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caption = A sunset over the Sydenham Inlet.
lga = Shire of East Gippsland
postcode = 3889
est =
pop = 151
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland East
fedgov = Gippsland
dist1 = 431
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 145
dir2 = E
location2= Bairnsdale
dist3 = 59
dir3 = E
location3= Orbost
dist4 = 38
dir4 = SW
location4= Cann River

Bemm River is a town in Far East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bemm River and the surrounding area had a population of 151.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25123
name=Bemm River (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-07-21
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History

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1911 closing in 1920, reopening in 1993, then closing again in 1982. 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 ]

Today

It is renowned for its Bream fishing, which gives it its second name, 'The Bream Capital'. It is situated on the north-western shore of Sydenham Inlet, a lake that stretches over to the sand hills of the Bass Strait shoreline. The lake is fed by the Bemm River. It is 4km from the beach, and 10km from Py-yoot Bay (pronounced Pie-Ute Bay).

There are several tourist accommodation places in the town. There is a general store and a pub which is also a licensed restaurant.

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