Poowong

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First Established in the 1870s. The word 'poowong' is probably from an Aboriginal term thought to mean 'carrion' or 'putrefaction'. The first European settlers arrived in the area and spent their early years clearing the vast Gippsland forests. Political journalist, Wilfred Burchett, the first western journalist to visit Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945, was born into one of the town's pioneering families.

For a town of its size, Poowong is quite well off with regard to its facilities. Facilities include four tennis courts, two netball courts, an indoor basketball stadium, a primary school, large community hall, heated swimming pool, a number of churches and an Aussie Rules football oval. Library, Post Office and Supermarket services are also available in Poowong.