Ellinbank Gardens

Ellinbank Gardens is located approximately 10kms south of Warragul in the heart of the prime agricultural area of West Gippsland. Key features of this area for agriculture and horticultural production are:

• Approx 100kms from Melbourne with 70mins travel time to Melbourne CBD.
• Melbourne Wholesale Markets and Ports (70mins).
• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (90mins).
• Princes Freeway/Monash Freeway to Melbourne is now all dual lane freeway.
• Travel to Melbourne CBD, Melbourne Wholesale Markets, Melbourne Airport, the Hume Highway and Geelong without any traffic lights.
• Approx 10kms to the regional centre of Warragul (population approx 20,000) which has excellent services and facilities including a regional hospital, major rail centre, four secondary schools (three private), five primary schools, a high level of agricultural supplier and support businesses, regional level shopping and a wide range of quality leisure and recreational facilities.
• Highly productive and rich organic clay based soils that are also well draining.
• Reliable (drought proven) water supplies from springs and streams.
• Not a high demand for irrigation water in the area due to reliable rainfall and lack of intensive agriculture and horticulture.
• Consistent rain area that along with the Victorian Western District (around Colac and Warrnambool) is continuing to prove more likely to receive rain than most other areas including Melbourne and the Peninsula and particularly areas north of the Great Divide.

Gippsland Overview

The Gippsland region is located in the south-east of Victoria. It extends from the edge of Melbourne’s Metropolitan Region in the region’s west, eastwards to the New South Wales border, with the northern boundary formed by the edge of alpine country, with the coastline and Wilsons Promontory comprising its southern border.

Gippsland includes the Bass Coast, Baw Baw, East Gippsland, South Gippsland, Wellington Shire Councils and LaTrobe City Council.The region encompasses a broad range of agribusiness including agriculture, forestry, fishing and processing. The export economy of Gippsland is predominantly based on primary and secondary production, although many tertiary sectors have been growing, notable Retail Trade and Tourism-related industries.

The progressive nature of the region is reflected in its strong social infrastructure and thriving Community groups.Gippsland’s natural heritage places comprise of snow-fields, wilderness areas, rainforests, extensive lakes and beaches. Some of the State’s best land and marine parks are in the region such as the Alpine, Wilson’s Promontory, Tarra Bulga and Croajingalong National Parks