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Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the 2021 census, the town had a population of 19,856 people.
Experience Warragul, a thriving rural town set amongst rolling green hills and dairy fields, on the lands of the Gunaikurnai and Bunurong People. Spend a few days wandering through the heritage buildings and galleries, then explore Gippsland gourmet country and the beautiful Mt Baw Baw snowfields.
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Warragul, town, south-central Victoria, Australia. It is situated in Gippsland, 64 miles (103 km) east-southeast of Melbourne. European settlement was established first about 1865 at Brandy Creek, about a mile from the present townsite. Warragul, which takes its name from an Aboriginal word for the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Warragul is a provincial town in West Gippsland. According to Bunce's Language of the Aborigines of the Colony of Victoria (1859) Warragul is an Aboriginal word meaning ferocious or wild. The area was densely forested with swamps to the east and west. It was 1845 before a track was cut from Melbourne to Gippsland, skirting north of the swampy land.
Warragul. Warragul is situated in West Gippsland, just over 100 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, and between Drouin and Yarragon. Warragul's large commercial centre stretches along the main thoroughfares of Victoria Street and Smith Street.
Location. Warragul is located 104 km south-east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway. It is 112 metres above sea level. ^ TOP. Origin of Name. Warragul is reputedly an Aboriginal word meaning "wild" or "wild dog". ^ TOP. Things to See and Do. Court House. The Court House is located at 72 Smith Street.
