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Orbost Visitor Information
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The
Orbost Visitor Information Centre is situated in The Slab Hut at the
corner of Nicholson and Clark Streets in Orbost.
The Slab Hut is
an icon of
Orbost.
It was originally built in 1872 and shifted in recent times from it's
original location near the junction of the Snowy and Buchan Rivers near
Buchan, north-west of Orbost.
The Slab Hut is now home
to a collection of Orbost and District historic
memorabilia and is open to the public almost every day of the year. |
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short walk from The Slab Hut is Orbost's
beautiful Forest Park close
to the banks of the Snowy River. Take an opportunity to join these locals
for refreshments and a picnic lunch on the park's well-maintained lawns. |
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Beside
the Princes Highway on the western approach to
Orbost is an immensely long trestle bridge. The bridge once carried the
Bairnsdale to Orbost railway line; however, the
railway closed many years ago leaving the bridges to deteriorate on the
green river flats.
January 2006 saw the
completion of the final stage of the line as a linear recreation rail trail
from Bairnsdale to Orbost. Walkers, horse-riders
and cyclists will then be able to follow the 100km long trail between those
towns. |
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Travel
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Orbost is convenient to some of the wonderful
beaches of the Wilderness Coast including this one at Cape Conran,
south-east of the town. A very nice coastal drive is possible from
Orbost via the Snowy River mouth at Marlo to
Cape Conran.
Ask at the Visitor Information Centre for further details of the tourist
drive and the Hema map of East Gippsland to explore other great places.
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