Tooradin

Tooradin is located in the City of Casey with a recorded a population of 1,722 as at the 2021 census.

The name of Tooradin comes from the Boon wurrung word too-roo-dun, which refers to the Bunyip that lived in the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp. The Dreamtime creature had a ‘reputation for devouring human beings’ and ‘lived in the thick mud beneath the water of a waterhole that never dried up.’

History
The explorer William Hovell visited the area in 1827, he saw evidence of Van Diemens Land sealers had left at their temporary camps on the foreshore of Western Port Bay. The sealers had been operating since the early 1800s.

In 1839 settlers commenced at draining swamps and improving drainage for pasture. The township was first surveyed in 1854.

Tooradin has always been a fishing village that nestled on the foreshore. The Post Office opened on 21 May 1877.

Today
The town has some attractions such as Sawtell’s Inlet, and an old historic weatherboard Fishermans Cottage. It is a popular stopping place for people travelling to Phillip Island.

Tooradin even has it’s own airfield located on the South Gippsland Highway. There’s a derelict freighter ship called the Edwina May behind the runway that can be seen on the Gippsland highway.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org