Bass, Victoria
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Bass (/ˈbæs/) is a small rural town 113 kilometres (70 mi) south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bass and the surrounding area had a population of 937.[1]
The town is named after
The township of Bass was surveyed and settled in the early 1860s, the Post Office opening on 1 June 1862.[3]
Located near the town is the former Wildlife Wonderland, which featured a Giant Earthworm Museum. This building allowed tourists to crawl through a magnified replica of a worm burrow and a simulated worm's stomach. Displays and educational material on the Giant Gippsland earthworm, which can grow up to 3 metres in length, and other natural history of Gippsland were also featured. The museum was shut down in 2012, and since become popular with "rough sleepers and urban explorers".[4]
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bass (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ The Andersons of Westernport by Horton & Morris 1983
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 30 January 2021
- ^ Whigham, Nick, 'That is creepy as': Inside abandoned Victorian wildlife park, retrieved 8 August 2019
- ^ "WGFNC". Retrieved 21 April 2023.