Bunyip, Victoria

Bunyip, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bunyip
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Cardinia
postcode = 3815
est =
pop = 2,103 (2006)
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Bass
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 82
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 24
dir2 = E
location2= Pakenham
dist3 = 18
dir3 = W
location3= Drouin
near-nw = Garfield North
near-n = Garfield North
near-ne = Labertouche
near-w = Garfield
near-e = Longwarry
near-sw = Cora Lynn
near-s = Iona
near-se = Iona

Bunyip is a town in west Gippsland, Victoria, Australia 3 km from the Princes Highway named after a creature found in Australian Aboriginal mythology. [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511080906/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/bunyip.html Australian Places - Bunyip, victoria (web archive)] ] At the 2006 census, Bunyip had a population of 2,103.Census 2006 AUS
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name = Bunyip (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-15
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History

A township was established here alongside the Bairnsdale railway line when it arrived in 1877. The Post Office opened around November 1877 and was known as Bunyip R. S. [R. S. is an acronym for "Railway Station"] until 1903.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 ]

Commercial

The Bunyip shopping precinct consists of a wide variety of businesses. These include a post office, chemist, two hair dressers, a pizzeria, a grocery store, accountants' offices, a bakery, a newsagent, banks, a gift shop, a butcher, a video rental shop, a hardware store, two pubs ( named the "Top Pub" and the "Bottom Pub" due to their position on the sloping main street) and some takeaway food shops. Bunyip has an "opportunity shop", with proceeds donated to local organisations.

Attractions

Bunyip has its own annual show, with categories for horses, dogs, cats, cookery, art work and a host of other categories.

Bunyip is home to a wildlife sanctuary. This is popular with bird watchers. Over 50 different types of birds having been sighted there.

Every Thursday night the Bottom Pub has an "open mike" music night, where musicians can perform to a live audience.

Facilities

Bunyip has a State School with around 250 pupils enrolled. "Columba" is the name of a Catholic school in Bunyip.

Bunyip also has two kindergartens and a play group. Bunyip has an aged care facility which has recently been renovated and extended.

Opposite the "Hill View Hostel" is the medical clinic. Bunyip has a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line and is in the growth corridor.

Bunyip has an Australian Rules football team playing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.

References

ee also

*Bunyip State Park
*Bunyip railway station, Victoria

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511080906/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/bunyip.html Australian Places - Bunyip]
* [http://www.google.com.au/maps?q=Bunyip,+VIC,+Australia&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title Google maps Map of Bunyip, Victoria]


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