A small town with a big heart

Looking up Koala Drive with cars from the Market

Pick up a Koonwarra brochure from any of the businesses
Brochure - Outside - Inside

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Around Koonwarra

Liquid Ambers in an array of colours with wattle in between on the sides of the rail trail leading out of Koonwarra

Autumn on the Rail Trail heading back to Leongatha

The water is rising and there is now no land outside the fence of our little cabin in the lake

Will it go under?
Little cabin in the middle of a lake
- more photos further down

A VENUS BAY TO LEONGATHA "HAIL & RIDE"
BUS SERVICE IS BEING TRIALLED

It is important that this service is used as Council is reviewing patronage and the service may be discontinued.

Have you always wished there was a bus service from Koonwarra to Leongatha that links with V-Line - or do you fancy a day's outing to Venus Bay? This facility is now available to us and if we wish it to continue we should use it. Read More

A lemon coloured rose from one of the many beautiful bushes in the gardens

Recent pages to view:

Wilsons Promontory - after the heavy rains that caused so much devastation in early 2011 The Prom opened to the public again on 23 September 2011. Read about it including Visitor Information and Walking Trails.
New photos also added.

Weather for Koonwarra

Koonwarra and District additions made to each page in this link except the fossil page

Prom Counry Events & Markets - May 2012

Koonwarra Store - Foodstore, Emporium - Lifestyle
Convivial Dinner, Saturday, 12th May

Koonwarra Escential Therapies

Percanta B & B

Neighbourhood Watch - South Gippsland Crime Watch

Report for May 2012

VicRoads Elderly Drivers' Check List

Venus Bay "Hail & Ride" Trial Bus Service

Jacqui Walsh - Wildlife Carer

Koonwarra has been featured in a great write up on
http://www.ausemade.com.au/vic/destination/k/koonwarra/koonwarra-information.htm#Community_Links

http://www.south-gippsland.com/koonwarra.htm

Native Animals at Jacqui Walsh's Wildlife Shelter

Jacqui currently has 4 Wombats, an albino Koala, a mother and baby Koala and a very cute baby Wombat as well as a very noisy and demanding baby Magpie and other birds and 4 Joey Kangaroos.

Koonwarra welcomes you!

Koonwarra is a contemporary rural village actively demonstrating sustainable living. We were the first "Waste Wise Village" in Australia. Our residents, businesses, community groups and local government work together to strengthen our region and preserve our valuable natural resources.

We invite you to visit our town, enjoy its beautiful surroundings and experience its abundance and vision.

In 2005 the majority of Koonwarra Community Groups and Businesses committed to become waste wise. This sustainable initiative, in partnership with Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group established Koonwarra as the first Waste Wise Village in Australia and ensures the responsible disposal of our village's waste products. Several new businesses established since this time have also begun the process of becoming waste wise.

Around Koonwarra

Avenue of wattle and autumn tonings with store in the background

The Store & Cooking School with gums as a backdrop and wattles lining the end of the Rail Trail

People walking across Koala Drive towards the side of the Koonwarra Store

Looking up Koala Drive from the Store corner showing the Store garden and many cars parked

Millie & Romeos Artisan Bakery & Cooking School showing the verandah where people enjoy eating

People eating on the verandah of Millie & Romeos with beautiful flowers in the foreground

Sign outside the Paddlewheel Farmers Market Store on Market Day

Fresh vegetables outside the Paddlewheel Farmers Market Store

The wattles that grow each side of the Liquid Ambers are now showing their glory

Rail Trail leading up to theStore with autumn colour in the trees

Wattles along the side of the Rail Trail

One Liquid Amber has retained its leaves and they contrast with the yellow of the Wattle

One Liquid Amber in full Autumn colour
contrasts with the gold of the Wattle

Small old fashioned cottage on a mound in a farm lake near the Village

Summer 2010

The lake is now huge and the cabin is completely surrounded

Winter

The water is onto the picket fence and now there is a cream boat in the water by the jetty

Summer 2011

Memorial Park on a lovely sunny day in Autumn

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