Tarwin lower
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Tarwin Lower is a small town located 175 kilometres (109 mi) 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.
. 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.
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.
The town is home to the local football team, the Tarwin Sharks, who were premiers in 2004 in the local Alberton Football League
.
Golfers play at the Tarwin Lower Golf Course on River Drive.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It rests on the south bank of the Tarwin River
Tarwin River
The Tarwin River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It enters Venus Bay and thence Bass Strait near the township of Venus Bay.The river was named named from an Aboriginal word darwhin.-References:...
and at the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, had a population of 115.
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 BayVenus Bay, Victoria
Venus Bay is a wide bay and a township on that bay on the east coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census Venus Bay had a population of 509....
. 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
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Mass on Saturday 6pm), craft shop, health food shop, real estate agent, local hall and the local fire brigade.
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.
The town is home to the local football team, the Tarwin Sharks, who were premiers in 2004 in the local Alberton Football League
Alberton Football League
The Alberton Football League is an Australian rules football league covering the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.-History:The Alberton Football League was formed in 1946, replacing the earlier Alberton Football Association, and comprised eight clubs—Carrajung, Devon, Foster, Ramblers,...
.
Golfers play at the Tarwin Lower Golf Course on River Drive.