Mallacoota, Victoria

Mallacoota () is a small town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Less than 1000 people live there. It is 25 kilometres off the Princes Highway and  kilometres from Melbourne. It is the last town on Victoria's east coast before the border with New South Wales. Mallacoota has a small airport (Mallacoota Airport) YMCO (XMC) for private small planes.

History
The Bidawal Aborigines lived there before Europeans came. Europeans came after about 1830. Gold was found in 1894, and was mined for three years. In the 20th century the logging, farming and fishing industries  declined, and the tourism and abalone industries grew. The town's largest business, the abalone co-operative, was started in 1967.

References

Other websites

Mallacoota District Health and Support Service
Local community radio station, 3MGB 
Mallacoota Arts Council