Swan Reach

The small settlement of Swan Reach is on the Tambo River, about 10 km from its outlet into Lake King in the Gippsland Lakes. The Princes Highway passes through the township which is 21 km east of Bairnsdale and 306 km east of Melbourne.

In 1842, the descriptively named Swan Reach pastoral run occupied the lower reaches of the Tambo River. During the early years there were violent clashes with the original inhabitants, the Brabralung tribe, over land and resources.