Explore Meerlieu, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Meerlieu, VIC map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Meerlieu, Victoria, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Meerlieu and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Meerlieu.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Meerlieu |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Wellington Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.0149 |
| Longitude | 147.40481 |
| Population | 83 |
| Density | 0.9 /km² |
| Area | 93.4 km² |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Postcode | 3862 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215 km east |
Meerlieu is a locality in the Wellington Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 83. The locality covers an area of 93.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 215 km east of Melbourne. Meerlieu is located at 38.0149°S, 147.4048°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3862. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Meerlieu rests in a landscape of subtle, rolling country, where the Goulburn River carves its patient way through the rich Gippsland plains. It lies 80.2 km east-north-east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 75°T), and is situated 25.1 km south-west of Bairnsdale. The earth here, a deep ochre in places, gives way to softer greens of pasture and the darker, more intense hue of scattered eucalypts that punctuate the horizon. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of life that is more felt than heard, a quality of light that softens the edges of the world and lends a gentle grace to the broad skies overhead. It’s a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a slow, steady exhalation that has shaped both the terrain and the lives lived upon it.
The story of Meerlieu is one of agriculture, of the enduring legacy of farming and grazing that has defined this corner of Wellington Shire for generations. The fertile soils, nurtured by the Goulburn, have long supported a thriving pastoral economy, with cattle and sheep dotting the paddocks that stretch out from the scattered homesteads. This land has witnessed the passage of time, from its earliest human inhabitants to the European settlers who cleared the bush and established the farms that still form the backbone of Meerlieu's identity. While industry here is largely tied to the land, the quiet hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of trucks carrying produce are the prevailing sounds, a testament to a local economy built on hard work and a deep understanding of the seasons.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Meerlieu, Victoria. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Meerlieu, in the Wellington Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Meerlieu includes the postcode (3862), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Wellington Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Meerlieu is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |