Yanakie is a small, coastal township and district on the Yanakie Isthmus in

South Gippsland South Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. Low granite hills continue into Wilsons Promonto ...

, in the state of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, south-eastern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. Yanakie is a

Koori Koori (also spelt koorie, goori or goorie) is a demonym for Aboriginal Australians from a region that approximately corresponds to southern New South Wales and Victoria. The word derives from the Indigenous language Awabakal. For some people an ...

name from the

Gunai language The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai ( ) language, also spelt Gunnai, Kurnai, Ganai, Gaanay, or Kurnay ) is an Australian Aboriginal dialect cluster of the Gunaikurnai people in Gippsland in south-east Victoria. Bidawal was either a divergent dial ...

interpreted as meaning "between waters".

Description

As the nearest town to the major tourist destination of

Wilsons Promontory National Park The Wilsons Promontory National Park, commonly known as Wilsons Prom or The Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located approximately southeast of Melbourne. The national park is the southernmost national ...

, Yanakie has several accommodation options including

caravan parks A recreational vehicle park (RV park) or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in allotted spaces known as "sites" or "campsites". They are also referred to as campgrounds, though a tru ...

with boat ramps, self-contained cabins, like Coastal View Cabins, B&Bs, houses for rent and two camping/caravan sites. There is a licensed general store with a fuel outlet, a CFA station, a pizza/cafe and a

community hall Community centres, community centers, or community halls are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole co ...

, with a “Settlers Hut” complete with open fire and dirt floor. Additionally there are public toilets, children's playground, tourist information boards and some short bush and coastal walks. Yanakie hosts regional Camp Drafts (features horse and cattle skills) at a purpose built arena. Yanakie lies between

Corner Inlet The Corner Inlet is a bay located south-east of Melbourne in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Of Victoria's large bays it is both the easternmost and the warmest. It contains intertidal mudflats, mangroves, salt marsh and s ...

on the eastern side of the isthmus and

Shallow Inlet Shallow Inlet is a marine inlet, opening onto Waratah Bay on the western side of the Yanakie Isthmus in South Gippsland, Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It lies close to the small holiday communities of Sandy Point and Yanakie, as well as ...

on the western side. It is on the Meeniyan-Promontory Road. At the , Yanakie had a population of 270. The main activity in the surrounding area is dairy farming, mainly because of its good and reliable rainfall. The second main occupations relate to tourism, with beef and sheep farming numbers increasing. The area also has views towards the northern end of the Promontory, and towards the Toora Hills and

Toora Wind Farm Toora Wind Farm is a wind power station at Toora in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is located north of Wilsons Promontory and 150 km south-east of Melbourne. The wind farm is on a ridge overlooking the town of Toora. Toora has ...

across Corner Inlet.

History

The area was one of the last to be settled in rural Victoria. Just south of the township, one can see the Yanakie drain, which was built to drain water from a large swamp prior to settlement and runs from near the national park boundary to empty into Shallow Inlet. The Post Office opened on 5 December 1892 and closed in 1952.

References

External links

*http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/yanakie/ Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia) Towns in Victoria (Australia) Towns in South Gippsland Shire of South Gippsland {{Gippsland-geo-stub