ENTRY IS FREE!

Coal Creek Community Park and Museum has been developed to preserve the unique history of coal, the development of the South Gippsland railway and the rural settlement which was accelerated by the dairy and timber industries. 

Coal was accidentally discovered in South Gippsland in 1872, near the present site of Coal Creek when James Brown’s horse, watering near the creek, kicked a sizable piece of coal free from the surface. Some 16 years later coal began to be mined. It was the first successful commercial coalfield in Victoria and was responsible for breaking the stranglehold New South Wales had on Victoria’s industries.

Come take a walk through time and explore the large collection of artefacts housed in the many heritage buildings in a village like setting. Buy some hand made sweets in the General Store, ride the bush tramway, dine in Garrard’s Café by the lake or simply enjoy our 20 acres of natural bush surrounds.

Open Thursday to Monday
10.00am to 4.30pm
Group or School bookings 7 days

Situated just forty-five minutes from Phillip Island, approximately ninety minutes from Melbourne’s CBD and on the direct route to Wilson’s Promontory, getting to Coal Creek is easy. (Melway ref.512 U10)