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Gippsland

British  
/ ˈɡɪpsˌlænd /

noun

  1. a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Email-deprived entities around the world encouraged customers to reach out via phone, including a water utility in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Detroit’s light-rail system; and the East Gippsland region of Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The GunaiKurnai, an Australian Aboriginal nation, are recognized as the traditional custodians of Gippsland and the southern Victorian Alps.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bushfires have been burning in Victoria's Gippsland region and New South Wales' South Coast this week - both areas were also hit hard by Australia's Black Summer bushfires four years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023

In April 2022, Mr. Andrews had promised that the 12-day competition would offer significant opportunities to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland and Shepparton, five areas in Victoria that were to host events.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

This bird was very troublesome in my garden at Bengworden, near the Gippsland Lakes, where, when the apples were about the size of marbles, they tore them to pieces to get the developing "pips."

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

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