Bemm River, Victoria

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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'.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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

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 Script error: No such module "convert". from the beach, and Script error: No such module "convert". from Py-yoot Bay (Template:IPAc-en).

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