Corinella Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Here are some popular questions and answers on Corinella Victoria

• Does Corinella Have all The Usual Facilities / Services Available ?
• Are There Any Public / Primary Schools or Pre Schools / Kindergarten In Corinella ?
• Is Corinella Connected To Broadband Internet ?
• What Television Channels are available to receive in Corinella ?
• What Public Transport Is Available, Buses ? Taxis ?
• What Local Council Looks After Corinella and How Can I Contact Them ?

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. Electricity power supply for Corinella  is managed & distributed by SP AusNet Pty Ltd You can contact them  24 hours on 131 799  or  BH on 1300 360 795 Electricity Retailer  TRU Energy  can be contacted  on Ph 133 466  to organise power supply connections and a billing account for you. Fresh water is available to all houses and land in Corinella. Sewerage and storm water connections are available to all homes in Corinella. (with the exception of some rural properties) Water and Sewerage Supply & Connections for Corinella are managed by WesternPort Water Pty Ltd    You can contact them on 1300 720 711 and 24 hour Emergency numbers 1800 249 090  and 13 9283 Telephone lines to homes and a mobile phone tower  with excellent  signal, are all available in Corinella.  For new Home telephone connections in Corinella Call Telstra on  13 2200 No natural Gas is available in Corinella at this time however a household bottled Lp gas service is available delivered to all homes and you can have a bulk tank installed and filled  by ELGAS  You can contact ELGAS for details on all gas supply to Corinella on Ph 13 1161 Petrol supplied by Mobil is available in regular and premium  at the bowsers at Corinella General Store. Swap & Go Bottled 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. A Commonwealth Bank agency is also 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. 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. To order your  household Waste or Recycle Bins for your new home in Corinella Contact  Bass Coast Shire Council on Free Call 1300 737 227 A hard waste service is also available to each home annually for the removal of up to 3m of hard waste, service provided By 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 / Kindergarten In Corinella ?

Both an excellent  Pre School Kindergarten and Primary school are available in Corinella and both are 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 Kindergartens The excellent  JLM  Pre School  is just next door to the primary school at 60 Corinella road  Corinella. Telephone (03) 5678 0495  Jeanette Loughridge Memorial Pre School Address: 60 Corinella Road, Corinella Vic 3984 Phone: 03 5678 0495 Email: corinella.jlm.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au 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.

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

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

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

Corinella is Serviced By  BASS COAST SHIRE COUNCIL Council Head Office is located at Wonthaggi. 76 Mcbride ave, Wonthagi Vic 3995 Free Call 1300 737 227 Ph (03) 5671 2211  or  (03) 5951 3311      Office hours  are :  8:15am  to  5:00pm weekdays. BASS COAST SHIRE COUNCIL OFFICE  AT GRANTVILLE ( Local  Council Office at the Rural Transaction Centre ) 1504  Bass Highway, Grantville  Vic 3984 Hours are  8:30AM To 4:30PM  The office closes  for Lunch for Half  an  Hour at 1:00PM Till 1:30PM Corinella is in the Leadbeater ward of Bass Coast Shire and is represented to council by Cr Veronica Dowman. Cr Veronica Dowman  Contact Details Telephone (03) 5678 0624 Mobile 0432 005 417 Fax (03) 5678 0573 email v.dowman@basscoast.vic.gov.au