Browse property in Stratford

Overview

Stratford lies on the Avon River, 232 km east of Melbourne in the Shire of Wellington. The 2021 census counted 2,980 residents, and the town supports a regional community and highway travellers with dairying, sheep, cattle, horse breeding and vegetable crops. Lifestyle features include coffee shops, cafés, a cellar‑door winery, a design gallery, a model railway shop, a pub, parks and the annual Shakespeare on the River Festival, running since 1989; Stratford joined the Sister Cities program in 1998.

Transport is served by the Princes Highway and a railway station on the Bairnsdale line, reopened for passengers in 2004, while the Howitt Bicycle Trail runs through town. Nearby Knob Reserve (56 ha) offers picnic sites and an annual country‑music festival as part of the Gunai/Kurnai Bataluk Cultural Trail. Sports fans can follow the Swans Australian rules football team or the local cricket side in regional competitions.

Region type mix: Regional 100%.