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Gippsland makers
Meet Gippsland's makers in a land where green hills roll, skies soar and seas sparkle.
Warragul Farmers' Market. Photo taken prior to face mask mandate.
Meet the makers, growers, crafters and creators – who strive to make their mark in their own special part of Gippsland. Meet the real locals grounded in their pursuit of the best dairy produce, beer and locally sourced cuisine. Re-connect with a sense of space, a sense of place. Stay close, go further.
Stay close, go further.
Chris & Gabrielle Moore
"This remote stretch of east Gippsland coast where we live – everything kind of meets here. The Snowy River, ocean, forest, wilderness. It's a special place."
— Chris Moore, Sailors Grave Brewing
Chris & Gab's Gippsland
Wineries
Lightfoot & Sons
Lightfoot and Sons is a family owned and operated vineyard, winery and cellar door in the Gippsland Lakes district, specialising in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay...
Meet the makers
Chris and Gab Moore, Sailors Grave Brewing
Chris and Gab Moore have created Sailors Grave Brewing in Orbost, East Gippsland. Their beers tell stories of the land and sea.
National parks & reserves
Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory National Park sits at the southernmost tip of the Australian mainland, offering visitors stunning scenery and wildlife.
Breweries
Sailors Grave Brewing
A treacherous cove at Cape Conran is the inspiration for the name and the spirit of Sailor’s Grave, brews inspired by the ocean and rural living.A sea...
Restaurants
The Long Paddock
The Long Paddock is a restaurant located in the rolling hills of Lindenow. Owned by couple Tanya Bertino and Anton Eisenmenger – who are both extremely...
Restaurants
Miriams Restaurant
Established in 1999, Miriam's is a romantic, upstairs restaurant specialising in locally sourced seafood, with a balcony overlooking the fishing fleet...
Gippsland
Walking and hiking
Experience Gippsland's vast and diverse wilderness by traversing one of the many walking trails within national parks or along the coast.
Gippsland
Chris and Gab's favourite things
Chris and Gab Moore, brewers behind Sailors Grave Brewing in East Gippsland, take us on a tour of their favourite spots in Gippsland.
Mark Briggs
"It’s about celebrating the food that’s here. We’re so lucky with the produce we have on our doorstep."
— Mark Briggs, Sardine
Mark's Gippsland
Cafes
Badger and Hare
Badger and Hare is an award winning cafe nestled in the Central Gippsland village of Stratford. An institution locally, this cafe offers delicious and...
Beaches & coastline
Ninety Mile Beach
One of Gippsland's highlights, Ninety Mile Beach is one of the longest and most beautiful stretches of sand in the world offering a wealth of activities.
Meet the makers
Mark Briggs, Sardine
Chef Mark Briggs, owner of Sardine restaurant, has brought his impressive CV and a love of fresh produce to the Gippsland lakes.
National parks & reserves
Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory National Park sits at the southernmost tip of the Australian mainland, offering visitors stunning scenery and wildlife.
Restaurants
SARDINE eatery + bar
Pull up a pew in the breezy dining room with views of the water and join in the celebration of Gippland's abundant local produce and fresh seafood.
Restaurants
Metung Hotel
The Metung Hotel is home to a bistro with a capacity of 148 people and which prides itself in showcasing locally sourced and fresh seafood. The Hotel boasts...
Cafes
Northern Ground
Northern Ground is a cafe that places focus upon showcasing the efforts and produce of local producers. Located in the heart of Bairnsdale, the food available...
Gippsland
Mark's favourite things
Get to know Mark Briggs, the creative mind behind Sardine in Paynesville, East Gippsland, on a tour of his favourites places in the region.
Sallie Jones
"The beautiful thing about Gippsland is we have everything here. We have the rolling hills and the ocean and the food."
— Sallie Jones, Gippsland Jersey
Sallie's Gippsland
Food & wine
Gippsland Food and Wine Trail
Get a taste for Gippsland's best at cafes, restaurants, cellar doors and breweries on a food and wine trail across the region's west, south and east.
Markets
Warragul Farmers Market
Held on the third Saturday of every month from 8:30am to 1:00pm in one of the town’s most beautiful parks, the Warragul Farmers Market is an authentic...
Meet the makers
Sallie Jones, Gippsland Jersey
Sallie Jones, a dairy farmer for Gippsland Jersey in Lakes Entrance, shares her love of food, community and place.
Food & wine
Local produce
Discover Gippsland local produce, from the milk that makes its famous gourmet cheeses, to the berry farms and locally grown organic fruit.
Local produce
Gippsland Jersey
Sourced from a dairy farm set in the rolling green hills of Jindivick, Gippsland Jersey is the creamiest, smoothest, most delicious milk imaginable. When...
Destinations
Warragul
Experience Warragul and enjoy gourmet Gippsland produce, the surrounding rolling green hills, and close proximity to Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort.
Gippsland
Food and wine
Gippsland is renowned for its countrified produce and gourmet food. Try excellent cheeses in charming food friendly villages or head to a local cellar door.
Gippsland
Sallie's favourite things
Join Gippsland Jersey dairy farmer Sallie Jones for a tour of her favourites spots around East and West Gippsland.
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