Sea Lake

Overview

Sea Lake is the heart of the vast cereal growing foodbowl of Victoria - a sight to behold in spring and at summer harvest time, it is a vibrant small town with mammoth community energy to make things happen.

Sea Lake has a simple concentrated residential and shopping district and is located next to Lake Tyrrell a very large inland salt water lake and very close to Wyperfield national park and is in the heart of traditional sandy Mallee country.

History

Tyrrell Downs run was established by W.E. Stanbridge, the manager of the East Charlton run, who followed Tyrrell Creek north to Lake Tyrrell and set up the station in 1847. The property was bought by E.H. Lascelles  in 1884, as part of his plan to render the Mallee fit for agriculture. He hired a hundred men to clear the land, then floated a public company to raise capital, thereby establishing one of the largest wheat farms in the world (20 000 ha).

The company went into the black in 1900 but pests and drought ate away at the venture and the farm was broken up and sold to smaller selectors. Among them were the poets John Neilson and his son, John Shaw Neilson.

The site for Sea Lake was discovered in 1838 and was named by an early settler of the Port Phillip area, Edward Eyre. The lake's sealike impression inspired the town's name.

Places of interest

Lake Tyrrell
Off road racing track around Lake Tyrrell
Green Lake
Green Lake Flora and Fauna reserve
Water Tower in the main street
Large Silo complex
Wyperfield National Park

Accommodation

The tiny town of Sea Lake offers the following comfortable accommodation:

The Thisledome Motel (03) 5070 1252
Royal Hotel (03) 5070 1050
Sea Lake Hotel (03) 5070 1167
Sea Lake Caravan Park (03) 5070 1218
Green Lake Camp (03) 5070 1218

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