Did you know that the Gippsland lakes stretches over 400 square kilometres making it the largest in-land lake system in Australia?
East Gippsland has a population of over 80,000 people.
Bairnsdale is East Gippslands largest town with a population of just under 12,000 residents.
More than 17,000 square Km of East Gippsland is public land.
2,680 square Km of East Gippsland is national parks. The largest two being Snowy River National Park and Errinundra National Park.
East Gippsland was traditionally known in the past for it's thriving forestry industry, however today this industry only equates to less than 1 percent of employment in the region.
