Tinamba, Victoria

Tinamba is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Traralgon - Maffra Road between Heyfield and Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. It has a country pub, a church, engineer works and two dilapidated tennis courts. At the 2006 census, Tinamba and the surrounding area had a population of 500. In 2007 Tinamba suffered two 1 in 100-year floods. Tinamba Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 July 1887 and was renamed Tinamba around 1895.^[2]

Tinamba Victoria
Tinamba
Coordinates	37°58′S 146°53′E
Population	500 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3859
Location	211 km (131 mi) E of Melbourne 28 km (17 mi) NW of Sale 9 km (6 mi) W of Maffra
LGA(s)	Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Gippsland

Events and attractions

The Berry Dairy – Located on a working dairy farm near Maffra, this family-owned venture offers a seasonal pick-your-own strawberry experience, an on-site café featuring locally sourced fare, a children’s play area, and a small petting zoo, creating a paddock-to-plate agritourism destination.^[3][4] The café operates during the summer season and features dishes made with farm-fresh strawberries, grass-fed beef, and 90% Gippsland-sourced ingredients.^[5] Since its opening, the farm has attracted thousands of visitors, with peak strawberry yields reaching hundreds of kilograms per day.^[6][7]

In 2024, The Berry Dairy received multiple accolades, including the Tourism Ventures and Attractions Award at the Gippsland Business Awards and co-owner Nicole Saunders being named Young Agribusiness Leader of the Year by Food & Fibre Gippsland.^[8][9][10]

See also

Tinamba railway station