Mallacoota

Overview

Mallacoota is a staggeringly beautiful holiday and fishing town located in the most eastern corner of Victoria.
 
Quaintly retaining its 'undeveloped' charm, the town's remoteness has made it popular as a quiet seaside place in an area surrounded by forests, secluded beaches and pristine waterways.

Croajingolong National Park embraces the village, and extends for over 100 kilometres along the wilderness coast of the region.
 
There are a number of lighthouses nearby, the most prominent being built in 1862 on the granite outcrop of Gabo Island, 13 kilometres off the coast of Mallacoota.

History

The first European to settle in present-day Mallacoota was Captain John Stevenson, who resided there as a pastoralist from 1841-1847. Several pastoralists ran cattle throughout the Mallacoota and Genoa area until 1871,

Gold was discovered around the Mallacoota Inlet during the 1890s and the waters around Mallacoota have been commercially fished since the 1880s - primarily for bream and abalone. The commercial abalone industry began in 1964; Mallacoota has been significant in Australia’s abalone production, yielding up to 80% of the total output by 1980.

Places of interest

Gabo Island
Croajingolong National Park
Gypsy Point

Accommodation

Mallacoota accommodates are broad range of visitors in the holiday season accommodation options range from caravan parks, self contained units motels and hotels and holiday homes.

Contact East Gippsland Visitor Information Centre
Telephone: 1800 637 060 or International: +61 (3) 5155 1966
Website: www.discovereastgippsland.com.au
Email: lakesvic@egipps.vic.gov.au

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