Bemm River, Victoria

This article is about the town. For the watercourse, see Bemm River.

Bemm River is a town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Bemm River and the surrounding area had a population of 72.

Bemm River Victoria
Sunset over Sydenham Inlet
Bemm River
Coordinates	37°45′0″S 148°58′0″E
Population	72 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	3889
Location	431 km (268 mi) E of Melbourne 145 km (90 mi) E of Bairnsdale 59 km (37 mi) E of Orbost 38 km (24 mi) SW of Cann River
LGA(s)	Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Gippsland

Description

The locality surrounds Sydenham Inlet and much of its area to the north is state forest, while Cape Conran Coastal Park adjoins the western shores of the inlet and Croajingolong National Park adjoins its eastern shores.

The area is renowned for its bream fishing, which gives it its second name, 'The Bream Capital'.^{[citation needed]} There are several tourist accommodation places in the town. There is a general store and a pub which is also a licensed restaurant. There was also a local radio station, Bemm River Local Radio (90.9 FM) that broadcast during the Victorian school holidays.^{[citation needed]}

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1911, closed in 1920, reopened in 1933, then closed again in 1982.^[2]

Sydenham Inlet

Bemm River township is situated on the north-western shore of Sydenham Inlet, a natural coastal inlet that stretches over to the sand hills of the Tasman Sea shoreline of the South Pacific Ocean. The inlet is fed by the Bemm River in the west and the Little River in the east. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the beach, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Py-yoot Bay (/ˈpaɪˈjuːt/).