Yanakie is a small, coastal township and district on the
Yanakie Isthmus in
South Gippsland, in the state of
Victoria, south-eastern
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. 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 an ...
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 ...
on the western side. It is on Meeniyan-Promontory Road. At the , Yanakie had a population of 283.
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 ...
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 divergen ...
interpreted as meaning "between waters".
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.
Today
As the nearest town to
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 and retail outlets. There are public toilets, a children's playground, tourist information boards, and bush and coastal walks.
Yanakie hosts regional Camp Drafts (features horse and cattle skills) at a purpose-built arena.
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 across Corner Inlet.
References
External links
*http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/yanakie/
{{authority control
Coastal towns in Victoria (state)
Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of South Gippsland