The Avon River is located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Along with the Latrobe and Thomson Rivers, it flows into Lake Wellington, the western most of the Gippsland Lakes. The Avon River rises on the slopes of Mount Wellington (altitude 1634m) in the eastern highlands and flows south to Lake Wellington. The major tributaries of the Avon River include Valencia Creek, Freestone Creek and the Perry River which joins just before Lake Wellington. John Longstaffs Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898, depicting the Red Tuesday bushfires that ravaged Gippsland For the electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Gippsland. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Thomson River is a river in Victoria, Australia. ... Gippsland Lakes is a network of lakes, marshes and lagoons in east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an area of about 600 km sq, The largest of the lakes are Lake Wellington, Lake King and Lake Victoria. ...

Considerable demand is placed on the Latrobe and Thomson Rivers for supply of Melbourne’s water, industrial use in Australia’s largest pulp and paper mill and the power industry in the Latrobe Valley, and for irrigation. The Avon river escapes any major impoundment or diversion. Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... The Latrobe Valley is nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia. ...

The upper reaches are contained in the rugged, heavily forested and largely inaccessible, Avon Wilderness Area. The river passes through forested hillsides, then cleared agricultural land. Around Stratford the river has dug a wide channel up to 500 metres across, composed mainly of sand banks and pebble banks. The river then forms a boundary for the Macallister Irrigation District, with Nuntin Creek joining 10km below Stratford contributing a large amount of irrigation drainage to the river. The town of Stratford on the Avon River in Victoria, Australia is 232km east of Melbourne on the Princes Highway in Wellington Shire. ...

The river was important to the local Gunai/Kurnai indigenous people, highlighted by Knob Reserve, 3km south of Stratford, being part of the Gunai/Kurnai Bataluk Cultural Trail. The trail highlights the places of cultural significance to the first inhabitants across East Gippsland. The Gunai or Kurnai nation is one of the Aboriginal nations of Australia. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...