Drouin

Overview

Drouin is 97 kilometres south-east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway - a picture postcard town overlooking lush cattle and dairy farms.

Drouin's signature is the flowering gums which line the main street and burst into bloom in time for the annual Ficifolia Festival in February.

The Civic Park area is a lush oasis offering an open space area for recreation and leisure. The Drouin Craft and Produce Market is held at Civic Park on the third Saturday of each month.

The fabulous [best-selling] yarn by Daryl Tonkin 'Jacksons Track' was set in Drouin and its environs. An iconic story of loggers, forests, fires, and the Aboriginal community that Daryl shared his life with.

Drouin's principal industries are dairying, grazing and timber.

History

Drouin developed as a town at the end of the 1870s after the arrival of the railway. Many small sawmills were operated in the area but as land was cleared, dairy farming became the main industry with Drouin supplying milk for Melbourne from 1915 onwards. The name Drouin is believed to originate from the aboriginal word ‘north wind’.

Places of interest

Civic Park
Drouin West Nature Reserve
Glenfyne Gardens
Gippsland Regional Cheese Tasting Centre
Parnassus Restaurant and Guesthouse

Accommodation

There is accommodation for all tastes and budgets in Drouin. Including two central caravan parks, self-contained apartments and two motor inns.

Call 1800 234 793 for local information or visit http://www.bawbawcountry.com.au

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