Swan Cove

Swan Cove Tudor style cottages located on one of the most beautiful places on Raymond Island on 10 acres of bu There is no road between the house and beach!
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This Tudor style house is located on Raymond Island, 6km's from the Paynesville township on 10 acres of bushland with tall trees in a parklike setting. Secluded off a beautiful long winding driveway, the house with it's two built in 2 storey cottages is but a few metres from the water's edge, has a safe sandy beach which stretches for miles on this side of the island. Each cottage accommodates 4 p

eople. This area in Gippsland is well known for its mild climate in winter, and cooling sea breezes in the hot summertime. It is surely one of the finest inland lake locations in Victoria, indeed Australia. It offers great variety such as swimming, bushwalking, sailing, boating, fishing, bowling and golf. The prawns run right out the front in summer and the owners have available sea kayaks to explore the lakes system. We offer truly peaceful, exclusive and tranquil surroundings in which to relax and be close to unspoiled nature. Resident on this property are koalas, echidnas, two tawny frog mouth owls, sea eagles and kangaroos and their babies. The name of the property is a tribute to all the birdlife including black swans, pelicans, albatrosses, spoonbills, ibises, caspian terns, crimson and eastern rosellas, swift parrots, blue wrens, flame robins, azure kingfishers and many more. Add yoga classes, mediation and nutrition assessments for those wanting to add wellness to their holiday. Weekly yoga including chair yoga are held at Paynesvillle RSL. Vehicular ferry from Paynesville costs $13 return trip. Bicycles and pedestrians are free. THIS IS A NON-SMOKING PROPERTY. RAYMOND ISLAND IS A NATURE RESERVE AND AS SUCH WE DO NOT CATER FOR DOGS AND CATS.

On your next holiday at Swan Cove grab a complimentary bike and ride to Mitchell River Silt jetties. Stop off at Eagle P...
21/08/2024

On your next holiday at Swan Cove grab a complimentary bike and ride to Mitchell River Silt jetties. Stop off at Eagle Point Hub for a coffee overlooking Lake King and enjoy the peaceful nature.

The starters are bubbling over with excitement for Saturday’s booked out Nourishing Traditions Sourdough workshop.
21/08/2024

The starters are bubbling over with excitement for Saturday’s booked out Nourishing Traditions Sourdough workshop.

Red ball Winter sunrise from the Beach cottage.
05/08/2024

Red ball Winter sunrise from the Beach cottage.

“I opened two gifts this morning. They were my eyes.”— Zig Ziglar
30/07/2024

“I opened two gifts this morning. They were my eyes.”

— Zig Ziglar

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tz...
27/07/2024

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu

Happy sourdough hands!
21/07/2024

Happy sourdough hands!

We shape our buildings and thereafter they shape us- Winston Churchill. I believe this to be not only true for our build...
19/07/2024

We shape our buildings and thereafter they shape us- Winston Churchill.
I believe this to be not only true for our buildings but our environment and gardens too!

Fête nationale française!The French white garlic is growing strongly. Celebrating French 🇫🇷 Bastille Day. 🇫🇷
14/07/2024

Fête nationale française!
The French white garlic is growing strongly. Celebrating French 🇫🇷 Bastille Day. 🇫🇷

More Saffron milk mushrooms late this season. We invite our guests staying to join us for the forage. Such fun!
13/07/2024

More Saffron milk mushrooms late this season. We invite our guests staying to join us for the forage. Such fun!

Be enchanted in Winter on Raymond Island. It’s a magical time of the year to enjoy a quiet bush walk surrounded by a cal...
09/07/2024

Be enchanted in Winter on Raymond Island. It’s a magical time of the year to enjoy a quiet bush walk surrounded by a calm lake and increased likelihood of spotting mother Koalas and their young.

09/07/2024

Please widely share
A public forum as part of the East Gippsland Winter Festival hosted by Friends of Gippsland Lakes.
What do the Lakes mean to you and what is their future ? Come along and participate in this thought provoking event.
20th July 2 p.m. Float.slipway.3909
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
BirdLife East Gippsland
East Gippsland Climate Action Network
Darren Chester MP
Tim Bull MP
East Gippsland Landcare Network
Friends of Latrobe Water
Love Our Lakes
Gippsland Lakes Burrunan Dolphins
East Gippsland Conservation Management Network
FLOAT

More gifts from Mother Nature. Saffron Milk Caps aka Pine mushrooms provide delicious sulphur rich compounds which nouri...
09/07/2024

More gifts from Mother Nature.
Saffron Milk Caps aka Pine mushrooms provide delicious sulphur rich compounds which nourish cells, help the body eliminate toxins, provide Vit D, helps with production of collagen for strong skin, hair and nails, heart health, gut health, hormone balance etc etc.
Latest Workawayer, Petra enjoyed sitting in the sun cleaning the mushrooms we foraged together. 🍄‍🟫

The trick to making a delicious fish stock is not to cook it past 20 mins, otherwise a bitter flavour is extracted from ...
09/07/2024

The trick to making a delicious fish stock is not to cook it past 20 mins, otherwise a bitter flavour is extracted from the bones. Bon appetite!

So much fungi! Nature’s recyclers!
29/06/2024

So much fungi! Nature’s recyclers!

Very excited to announce international yoga teacher Petra (who is staying with me this month) is going to guide us in a ...
16/06/2024

Very excited to announce international yoga teacher Petra (who is staying with me this month) is going to guide us in a candlelight Yin yoga practice on Monday June 24, 6pm to 7.30pm, book here: www.swancove.com.au/yoga/

Cheeky wallaby watching me through the window.
06/06/2024

Cheeky wallaby watching me through the window.

Our guests are welcome to pick herbs and leafy greens from the Octagon food garden.
23/05/2024

Our guests are welcome to pick herbs and leafy greens from the Octagon food garden.

Autumn sunset.
18/05/2024

Autumn sunset.

A bird’s 🦅 eye view. See more than 140 bird species on Raymond Island.
06/05/2024

A bird’s 🦅 eye view. See more than 140 bird species on Raymond Island.

In the centre of stillness, the magnolia.
03/05/2024

In the centre of stillness, the magnolia.

One of the silvery gums we planted in 2019.
02/04/2024

One of the silvery gums we planted in 2019.

So true…
27/03/2024

So true…

🦅🦅🦅🦅 Over summer, BirdLife Australia and Birdlife East Gippsland went out in the field and carried out 44 inspections of...
04/03/2024

🦅🦅🦅🦅 Over summer, BirdLife Australia and Birdlife East Gippsland went out in the field and carried out 44 inspections of 29 sea eagle nests. The majority of nests were closely associated with the Gippsland Lakes with a few sites identified as far east as Mallacoota.

This summer’s census was the first in a two-year monitoring project of the birds across their breeding season. Results will inform the next installment of population surveys in the Gippsland Lakes completed every ten years that date back to 1978.

“Nests were carefully selected based on previous records and supported by local knowledge,” said Dr Bradley Clarke-Wood, Wetland Bird Program Coordinator for BirdLife Australia, who is implementing the surveys.

“Through this amazing effort, 12 nests were found to be active with adults displaying behaviour that suggests they are breeding – including nest construction and pairing up or with chicks being seen or heard at the nests.”

By December 2023, 16 of the chicks observed had reached a sufficient size to fly and leave the nest – what is known in the bird world as fledging. A great success!

Find out more about this project: https://www.loveourlakes.net.au/lakes-sea-eagle-survey-success/ DEECA Gippsland Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Hop to it! We’d love to see you soon at Swan Cove.
25/02/2024

Hop to it! We’d love to see you soon at Swan Cove.

It’s a beautiful time of the year to visit and see our flowering gums.
21/02/2024

It’s a beautiful time of the year to visit and see our flowering gums.

Preserving the summer sunshine! Beets are my favourite! 🙏💝
09/02/2024

Preserving the summer sunshine! Beets are my favourite! 🙏💝

Australia, a land of wide open spaces and relaxed kangaroos.
25/01/2024

Australia, a land of wide open spaces and relaxed kangaroos.

Today’s gluten free granola made with millet, buckwheat & walnuts and extra zing from the ginger and home grown and drie...
13/01/2024

Today’s gluten free granola made with millet, buckwheat & walnuts and extra zing from the ginger and home grown and dried figs.

Little Teddy, gift from a dear friend in bloom.
28/12/2023

Little Teddy, gift from a dear friend in bloom.

Blessings and Gratitude. 🙏Christmas is coming! 🎄
23/12/2023

Blessings and Gratitude. 🙏
Christmas is coming! 🎄

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Taste the simple life on Raymond Island.

Slow down, inhale a breath of fresh sea air, exhale your worries and appreciate the beauty around you.

Swan Cove is the perfect antidote to the fast paced, plugged in existence in which many of us currently live.

We invite you to unplug and take some respite from the chaotic state of the world.

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