Foster Location

Foster Vic 3960 (Pop 1 800)

Foster is a pretty Gippsland town located 172 km s-e of Melbourne. It is surrounded by a rich grazing and dairying district and was originally called Stockyard Creek. The coming of the railway (1892) helped ensure the town’s future as a rural service centre.

Tourist Attractions & Info:
Historic Museum, Main St housed within the old post office with interesting historic displays and memorabilia. Kaffir Hill Walk begins in the town carpark and traces numerous goldmining sites. 

Nearby:
Corner Inlet Marine & Coastal Park (33 km south) 1 550 ha park containing a complex network of mudflats, mangroves and seagrass meadows. There is a profusion of migratory birds, seafloor animals and plants together with a number of Aboriginal shell middens. Fishing, boating and kayaking popular pursuits. Foster North Lookout (6 km n-w) excellent Corner Inlet and Wilsons Promontory views. Turtons Creek (18 km north) area rich in gold, fern gullies and lyrebirds. Beaches include Port Frankling (12 km s-e), Waratah Bay (34 km s-w) Walkerville (36 km s-w). Wilsons Promontory NP (32 km south) over 50 000 ha of fern gullies, rock formations, rainforests, swamps, 130 km of coastline and abundant wildlife. ‘The Prom’ was declared a national park in 1898 and is today one of Victoria’s most popular.

Visitor Information Centre: Stockyard Gallery, Main St. Tel (03) 5682 1125 or 1800 630 704.