Corinella Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Here are some popular questions and answers on Corinella Victoria

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Is Corinella Connected To Broadband Internet ?




Yes! all homes in Corinella can have broadband internet currently through an Adsl service, contact your preferred telco or just ring Telstra to find out more and get connected today!

Holiday makers and day visitors or anyone at all can access the broadband internet at no charge by dropping in at Corinella community centre on Smythe street From 10:00am To 4:00pm  weekdays.

Corinella Community Centre
48 Smythe street Corinella
Telephone (03) 5678 0777


Does Corinella Have all The Usual Facilities / Services Available ?




Corinella  has  electricity provided, above ground lines and in some estates underground power is available.

Corinella has street lighting provided.

Fresh water is available to all houses and land in Corinella.

Telephone lines to homes and a mobile phone tower  with excellent  signal, are all available in Corinella. 

Sewerage and storm water connections are available to all homes in Corinella.
(with the exception of some rural properties)

No natural Gas is available in Corinella at this time however a household bottled Lp gas service is available delivered to all homes or you can have a bulk tank installed and filled  by Elgas.

Petrol supplied by Mobil is available in regular and premium  at the bowsers at Corinella general store. BBQ gas is also available.

Lpg car gas for your vehicle is available close by at a BP service station at Grantville.

An Australia Post  service and Bill Pay agency  is located at Corinella general store.

Australia Post delivers mail to the households  letter boxes each weekday, and a parcel post service is available with items held for your collection at the Australia Post outlet in the Corinella general store.

A Commonwealth bank agency is also located at Corinella general store.

Newspaper's & delivery is available to your home or to buy personally  at Corinella general store.

A house hold waste wheely bin and a recycle wheely bin,  waste collection service is provided to every serviced  home in Corinella. Currently the waste wheely bin is collected each week on a Monday and is collected by a hook lift truck.

The recycle wheely bin is collected each fortnight on a Monday also by a hook lift truck.

A hard waste service is also provided to each home annually  for the removal of up to 3m of hard waste By the Bass Coast shire council.  (a small fee is payable)



A mobile library visits Corinella one day each week with an excellent selection of books you can read onsite or borrow.

The internet is also available in the mobile library for your research or entertainment.

Currently the mobile library visits Corinella on each  Wednesday afternoon at around 1:30pm.  The mobile library is parked on Smythe street.

Operated by West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation
you can contact them by telephone on (03) 5622 2849
Or visit online at  www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au



Are There Any Public / Primary Schools or Pre Schools In Corinella ?




Both an excellent  Pre School and Primary school are available in Corinella
and both are very modern education facilities .

The Corinella public school
is located at :

Bass Valley Primary School
70 Corinella road Corinella Victoria.
Telephone (03) 5678 0208
or email  bass.valley.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

The excellent  JLM  Pre School  is just next door at
60 Corinella road  Corinella.
Telephone (03) 5678 0495 

A school bus service operates throughout Corinella and surrounds and picks up children from many locations near your home anywhere in Corinella and delivers them right at the Corinella public schools main entrance.


SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Close by to Corinella, two secondary schools are easily reached.


* * *  NEWHAVEN COLLEGE  * * *

Boys home road Newhaven,
Telephone (03) 5956 7505
email  info@newhavencol.vic.edu.au



* * *  WONTHAGGI  SECONDARY  COLLEGE  * * *

McBride campus, McBride avenue Wonthaggi,
Telephone (03) 5672 2022
email,  wonthaggi.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

A school bus service picks up students from Corinella for these schools.



What Television Channels are available to receive in Corinella ?




All Melbourne free to air channels  are available to watch in Corinella  with just the usual Tv antenna.  You do not need anything special or high up in the air to receive your normal Melbourne Tv stations at Corinella.

Of course satellite Tv  is available for those who would like this service and  you can receive the subscription services of pay Tv in Corinella also!
Simply contact your preferred  supplier to arrange connection and for contract details.



What Public Transport Is Available,    Buses  ?  Taxis  ?




A Taxi service is available in Corinella and is operated by very experienced drivers who know all the in's and outs of all of the town and district and probably even places we never new existed!

Contact  Bass Valley Taxis on  (03)  5678 0123

Contact  San Remo Taxis on    (03) 5952 2200




V/Line Coach Service and Vic Link Bus


A V/Line Coach Service operates and picks up and drops off passengers to and from Corinella at a selected pick up point, Currently this is from the Coach/Bus stop at on the corner of Corinella Road and Bass Highway Corinella.  There is Car parking here to leave your vehicle and a Shelter with Seat while you wait for your Coach. If you are heading South, the pick up point is just opposite on the south bound side of the highway.

If you cannot drive yourself to the Coach pick up point at Corinella/Bass hwy,  You can use the local link service bus. This bus is a regular link service that is programmed to pick passengers up from Corinella and drop them off at the V/Line Coach pick up point on Corinella/Bass hwy In time to Connect with The V/Line Coach for either the Northern or Southerly Destinations.

The Local Link Service Bus collects passengers from  pick up points in the Corinella township, These are : The Corner of The Esplanade and Albon Streets and Also Outside the Corinella Public Hall on Smythe Street, there is shelter from the weather at the bus stop outside the public hall.


A time table with all the information you need such as arrival and departure times and destinations, is available at the  Corinella General Store and Corinella Community Centre.

You Can Download a Printable V/Line Coach Timetable by clicking on the red button below,  [ Current From November 9th 2009 ]

And Download a Link Service Bus TimeTable By Clicking on the Orange Button below


If you have any queries regarding timetables please contact the V/Line Feedback Hotline on 1800 800 120 or you can visit the V/Line website at www.vline.com.au

More town Link and feeder services information can also be found at www.viclink.com.au


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What Local Council Looks After Corinella and How Can I Contact Them ?


Corinella is Serviced By
Bass Coast Shire Council



Corinella is in the Leadbeater ward of Bass Coast Shire
and is represented to council by Cr Veronica Dowman.

Council head office is located at Wonthaggi.
Council also has a local service centre located nearby at the rural transaction centre in Grantville and at Cowes on Phillip Island,  also at Inverloch.

Bass Coast Shire Council  76 Mcbride ave, Wonthagi Vic 3995
Ph (03) 5671 2211  or (03) 5951 3311  or  free call 1300 737 227
Office hours  8:15am  to  5:00pm weekdays.





Cr Veronica Dowman  Contact Details

Telephone (03) 5678 0624
Mobile 0432 005 417
Fax (03) 5678 0573
email v.dowman@basscoast.vic.gov.au



BASS COAST SHIRE COUNCIL  AT GRANTVILLE
Council Office at the Transaction Centre

1504  Bass Highway, Grantville  Vic

Hours are  8:30AM To 4:30PM  The office closes  for Lunch for Half  an
Hour at 1:00PM Till 1:30PM













Corinella Frequently Asked Questions

A MOBILE  LIBRARY  SERVICE !



A mobile library visits Corinella
one day each week with an excellent selection of books you can read onsite or borrow.

The internet is also available in the mobile library for your research or web browsing.

This is a very modern mobile facility and is equipped with the latest electronic scan loan device with records and data base of all books  available onsite or other books  that are available to  pre order for the next weekly library visit, and also the latest computer hardware for your research use!

Currently the mobile library visits Corinella on each  Wednesday afternoon at around 1:30pm.  The library is parked on Smythe street alongside The Harold Hughes reserve and next to the Corinella Public hall.


This is a free community service
operated by :

West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation

You can contact them By
Telephone on  (03) 5622 2849

Or visit the library online by clicking on the link below
Mobile Library

The Corinella Public Hall

The Corinella Public hall
is located on Smythe street

By prior booking the hall is
available to hire for those
occasions when you may
just need more space!

Such as an wedding anniversary,
a reunion, christmas party,
a birthday
or maybe even a square dance! 

Other uses in the past have been

* Christian meetings

* Real estate auctions

* Election ballots

* Local community group meetings

* Community group fund raisers

* Conferences

* Theme dances

  and the List goes on.

The hall is a large brick building with kitchen and conveniences, it has  a reception foyer and two rooms.

Situated right alongside the Harold Hughes reserve which has a modern children's playground, makes this an ideal venue for your own special use!
Corinella Public Hall


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