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| Population: | 2175 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 3960 |
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| LGA: | South Gippsland Shire |
| State District: | Gipplsland South |
| Federal Division: | McMillan |
Foster () is a dairying and grazing town 174 kilometres (108 mi) south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in Victoria, Australia. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne Toora is a small Farming town in Victoria Australia whose main industry is Dairy farming There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The Electoral district of Gippsland South is a Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The South Gippsland Highway is a dual-carriageway highway in Victoria, Australia which connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Gippsland coastline which includes Shallow Inlet, Corner Inlet, Waratah Bay, Yanakie and Wilsons Promontory. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border Waratah Bay is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, on the shore of Waratah Bay. Yanakie is a small town in South Gippsland, on the southeast coast of Australia. Wilsons Promontory is a Peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at. At the 2006 census, Foster had a population of 2175. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years
Foster has one hotel and several dining options. Because of the scenic beauty of the surrounding area, and its proximity to Wilsons Promontory and mountain areas inland, Foster is a popular destination for international visitors as well as Melbourne residents. In summer, the town's temporary population can increase by as much as two and a half fold due to tourism.
The football club is the Foster Tigers which is part of the Alberton Football League. The Alberton Football League is an Australian rules football league covering the South Gippsland region of Victoria Australia. Foster has markets from November to April.
Originally called Stockyard Creek, after the stream which still flows through the centre of the town, Foster was initially nothing more than a resting place for drovers travelling from Port Albert to Western Port. Port Albert is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia, located on Yarram - Port Albert Road kilometres south-east of Morwell, kilometres south-east of Western Port, sometimes referred to as Western Port Bay, is an inlet on the southern coast of Australia from Bass Strait and the Pacific Ocean However this all changed with the discovery of gold in the 1880s leading to a (modest) gold rush. After the gold ran out, Foster became a service centre of the burgeoning South Gippsland dairy industry. Today it is a thriving town that links Wilsons Promotory with the rest of Victoria.
The Great Southern Rail Trail links Foster to Leongatha and is used by horseriders, cyclists, runners and walkers. The Great Southern Rail Trail is a Rail trail from Leongatha to Foster in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Foster (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
One of the outstandinding business which highlights Foster among the neibouring towns is South Gippsland Hospital.
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