Wonthaggi
Sign in to saveWonthaggi is a town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsland, a regional area with extensive tourism, beef and dairy industries.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Wonthaggi
- Australian place.state
- vic
- Australian place.image
- Wonthaggi Main Street Shopping.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Shopping Strip, McBride Avenue
- Australian place.lga
- Bass Coast Shire
- Australian place.use_lga_map
- yes
- Australian place.postcode
- 3995
- Australian place.elevation
- 52
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 18.7
- Australian place.mintemp
- 9.5
- Australian place.rainfall
- 920.7
- Australian place.stategov
- Bass
- Australian place.fedgov
- Monash
- Australian place.dist1
- 135
- Australian place.dir1
- SE
- Australian place.location1
- Melbourne
- Australian place.dist2
- 39
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Wonthaggi is a town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsland, a regional area with extensive tourism, beef and dairy industries.
The name "Wonthaggi" is an Australian Aboriginal name meaning "home" from the Boonwurrung (south-central Kulin). It was used in the area some time before 1 August 1910 when the town was founded.