Goongerah, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Goongerah
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-37.35°N 148.7°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Shire of East Gippsland
Postcode:3888
Pop:31
Stategov:Gippsland East
Fedgov:Division of Gippsland
Dist1:434
Dir1:E
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:146
Dir2:NE
Location2:Bairnsdale
Dist3:53
Dir3:N
Location3:Orbost
Dist4:65
Dir4:S
Location4:Delegate (NSW)

Goongerah is a community on the Brodribb River, located in Gippsland, Australia, near Mount Ellery. At the, Goongerah had a population of 31.

Goongerah Post Office opened on 21 November 1952 and closed in 1974. Goongerah had one of the smallest primary schools in Victoria, with about 11 students. It closed in 2019.

Goongerah is home to GECO (the Goongerah Environment Centre Office), which is dedicated to fighting for the protection of native forests in East Gippland from logging, such as Goolengook.