| Metung Victoria | |||||||||
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 Town centre on Metung Rd | |||||||||
  Metung | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′0″S147°51′0″E / 37.88333°S 147.85000°E /-37.88333; 147.85000 | ||||||||
| Population | 1,449 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3904 | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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Metung is a town inEast Gippsland region ofVictoria, Australia. The town is 314 kilometres (195 mi) east of the state capitalMelbourne and between the larger towns ofBairnsdale andLakes Entrance. It is on a smallpeninsula 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Bairnsdale, separating Lake King and Bancroft Bay on theGippsland Lakes.
Metung Post Office opened on 2 June 1879.[2]
Metung is a popular holiday spot, near to larger towns but off any main routes itself. Many of the permanent inhabitants commute to work at Bairnsdale or Lakes Entrance.
Golfers play at the course of the Kings Cove Metung Golf Club on Kings Cove Boulevard.[3]
The original inhabitants of the area—theAboriginalGunai or Kurnai people—tell a story about an unusual group of rocks now found alongside the boardwalk in the MetungMarina on Bancroft Bay. Thislegend orfable indicates how greed will be punished.
The legend goes that some fishermen made a good catch and ate the fish around their campfire. The fishermen, however, did not share their catch with their dogs, despite having more than enough to eat. As a punishment, the women, who were guardians of social law, turned the greedy men to stone.[4]
Originally there were three rocks found at this location that related to the legend, but two of them were destroyed during road works. The remaining Legend Rock is now protected.[4]
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