Description: Paynesville Maritime Museum - documenting and preserving the rich maritime history of the Gippsland Lakes and East Gippsland.
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Since the first fishermen decided that it was a suitable place to base their fishing activities the village grew to be:
and now, in its second century, has morphed to be the centre for recreational boating and fishing.
The museum also has an enthusiastic group of researchers who are using modern technologies to find and store the stories of the past.