page_title: Dalyston
section_title: Powlett River
hierarchical_section_title: Dalyston / Today / Powlett River
caption_attribution_description: English: Dalyston's Powlett River Walking tracks
context_page_description: Dalyston is a seaside town located 125 kilometres south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station at Powlett River near Wonthaggi, it is now the location of the Victorian Desalination Plant, and at the 2011 census, it had a population of 606. It's Bass Coast’s fastest-growing suburb, with the 2011 census showing Dalyston’s population more than doubled from 278 residents in 2006 to 606 in 2011.
context_section_description: Powlett River mouth is located next to Williamsons Beach. On Mouth Of Powlett Road there is a path leading to both. Powlett River mouth is located in the province of Kilcunda. Powlett River riparian and wetland is an estuary of national importance due to its ecological values. It is located alongside fertile agricultural land. Powlett River is named after Frederick Powlett,
   the Commissioner of the Western Port District in 1840
caption: Path To Powlett River And Williamsons Beach, Mouth Of Powlett Road
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