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Corinella Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Here are some popular questions and answers on Corinella Victoria

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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 organize 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 Western Port 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.

Car and Truck (Hi Flow) Diesel fuel and LPG car gas for your vehicle are available at the CALTEX Roadhouse Service Station, Located at the Corner of Bass Highway and Soldiers Road, also  a McDonald's  Family Restaurant is located at the Caltex Too !

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 / Pre School

The excellent  JLM  Pre School  is just next door to the primary
school at 60 Corinella road  Corinella.

Jeanette Loughridge Memorial Pre School
Providing kindergarten services for 3 and 4 year olds in a
natural setting.

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

" In Quietness And Confidence Shall Be Your Strength "

Boys home road Newhaven,
Telephone (03) 5956 7505

Website www.newhavencol.vic.edu.au     

email  info@newhavencol.vic.edu.au



  WONTHAGGI  SECONDARY  COLLEGE 

McBride campus, McBride avenue Wonthaggi,
Telephone (03) 5672 2022

Website www.wonthaggisc.vic.edu.au

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 ADSL2+ and bigponds wireless services. 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 a gold coin 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 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.

Can I buy Take away food or hire dvd's while visiting ?



Yes you can ! The Corinella General Store on Smythe Street is open from 7 am to 7 pm daily  and are serving a variety of tasty take away foods, from sandwiches, wraps, meat pies, sausage rolls and your favorite fried foods, Fish & Chips, Hamburgers and more!  Soft Drinks also Beer, Wine & Spirits are all available at the Corinella General Store.
DVD Movies Can also be hired here at the general store.

A 24 hour McDonalds Family Restaurant is also nearby, Located at the Corner of Bass Highway and Soldiers Road, for those who just can't do without their Big Mac & Fries ! 




What Public Transport Is Available, Buses  ?  Taxis  ? Ferry ?



Taxi Services are available 

V/Line Coach Service and Vic Link Bus

Ferry,  Corinella To French Island - Ferry Car barge



*  V/Line Coach Service operates and picks up and drops off  passengers to and from Corinella

*  A Local Link Service Bus collects passengers from  pick up points around the Corinella Township & district,

*  The French Island Ferry Barge Operates Daily Between Corinella
      and French Island .

CLICK THE RED BUTTON BELOW TO GO TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PAGE FOR FULL DETAILS


Public Transport

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, Wonthaggi 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

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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

Serenade at Sunset 


Its On Again In 2012 !

The Fantastic Music Event
'Serenade at Sunset'

Pinehaven Manor Corinella

Click on the Sunset
above for all The
Event Details !

ART & CRAFT SHOW 

Corinella & District
Community Centre,
Committee of Management

Is proud to present :

The Eighth
Non-Traditional Art
and Craft Show and SALE !

From Sat 28th to
Monday 30th January 2012

Click on the Picture above
For All The Details !

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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