Paynesville, Gippsland Lakes Victoria Australia

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Located 298 kilometres east of Melbourne, Paynesville is a popular seaside resort, especially in summer when families can make the most of the water-based activities available on the Gippsland Lakes. The town is known as the boating capital of the Gippsland Lakes.

The Lakes constitute the largest navigable inland waterway in Australia and are designated as an international area of zoological significance.

Raymond Island, only a short trip by ferry, is a great place to spot koalas. The Island has a large koala population, as well as 160 bird species, ground orchids and wildflowers, kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas and lizards.

Things to do

The Lakes National Park - Sperm Whale Head peninsula, Rotamah & Little Rotamah Islands
Hire a boat and explore the waterways or fish for black bream and mullet
Take the free car and passenger ferry to Raymond Island, a site of Aboriginal heritage, and explore the canoe trees, large koala colony, flora and fauna
Explore the silk jetties, on the Mitchell River and MacLead Morass, that are home to a wide range of waterbirds
Take a bird identification course at Rotamah Island or view over 140 species of native birds in the Lakes National Park