Warragul

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Warragul is a thriving rural town with a growing commuter population and is an excellent base to explore the delightful countryside to the north and south including the Baw Baw snowfields and Gourmet Deli Country. It has excellent public transport, boasting a dozen train services to or from the town to Melbourne each weekday.

Warragul is a dairying centre supplying much of Melbournes milk and is surrounded by a patchwork of farmers fields, emerald green hills and dales complete with tiny bucolic hamlets. Travelling the web of back roads in the region, including the Old Sale Road, is a scenic indulgence. The town is by-passed by the Princes Freeway perhaps a blessing in disguise as it buffers the towns heritage from the contemporary rush of passing transport.

The History:

Warragul began as a construction camp for rail workers, and its first building was a simple log store built by James Biram who had the contract to collect mail, by packhorse, from Brandy Creek post office. Other shopkeepers from Brandy Creek followed his example when the first train arrived in March 1878, the stationmaster appointed to take charge at Warragul found several shops already established.

Queen Street retains an admirable accumulation of architecture from the 19th century. Here elegant ornate facades and arched windows of hotels, shops and banks line the broad footpaths. The Shire Hall built in 1893 now houses the local historical society, Railway Park is set on a green belt, and Warragul Station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.