W Tree Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°20′0″S 148°14′0″E / 37.33333°S 148.23333°E | ||||||||
Population | 47 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3885 | ||||||||
Elevation | 500 m (1,640 ft) | ||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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W Tree is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Gelantipy Road, in the Shire of East Gippsland's high country near the Snowy River. The valley is located on Gunnai/Kurnai land.
W-Tree is home to an ecovillage, an Tibetan Buddhist centre, and other ecosensitive businesses, among them the headquarters for WWOOF Australia.
Both W Tree and nearby Gillingal Post Offices opened around 1902. Gillingal closed in 1938; W Tree was reduced to a telegraph office in 1921 and closed in 1969.[2]
W Tree is home to the following communities: