Bairnsdale doesn’t have a lot to offer apart from being the largest town near the Gippsland Lakes. Bairnsdale makes a good base for exploring the lakes and it is big enough to have good supermarkets and camping supplies stores.
240 Main Street, Bairnsdale
Tel (03) 5152 3444 or 1800 637 060
Website www.lakesandwilderness.com.au
Open 9am-5pm daily
Premier Motor Service (tel 13 34 10) buses stop at the BP service station on the Princes Highway on the coastal route between Melbourne and Sydney.
V/line (tel 13 61 96) has train services to Melbourne and buses to Canberra and Batemans Bay. The train station is on Macleod Street.