A tranquil drive along the Tambo River leads you to the picture-perfect waterfront village of Metung. Set at the end of a peninsula, Metung is almost completely surrounded by the Gippsland Lakes, offering 360 degree views of glassy water and gently bobbing boats in the marina. The laidback town inspires many local artisans who have set up boutique galleries in town.
FISHING & BOATING
With easy access boat ramps, jetties, mooring facilities, bait shops and boat charter, the town enthusiastically caters to those wanting to get onto the water. Metung is the perfect place to learn to sail with easy-to-navigate waters and the absence of tides, rocks and reefs.
Fish from the jetties, along the Metung Boardwalk or the Tambo river. There is an abundance of opportunities to land yellow eye mullet, galaxias, bream and trout. Boats and kayaks are available for hire.
WALKING
Take a picturesque stroll around the edge of Bancroft Bay along the Metung Boardwalk. Or, follow the banks of the creek along Boxes Creek Walking Trail, keeping a watch out for sea eagles and kingfishers.
ABORIGINAL HERITAGELegend Rock is one of the eleven Indigenous sites of significance on the Bataluk Cultural Trail. Gurnaikurnai legend holds that a fisherman was turned into a rock for being greedy with his day’s catch.
