Foster, Victoria

Foster
Foster
Coordinates: 38°39′S 146°12′E / 38.650°S 146.200°E / -38.650; 146.200
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 • Total1,164 (2016 census)
Postcode
3960

Foster is a dairying and grazing town 174 kilometres (108 mi) south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census Foster had a population of 1,164. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Gippsland coastline which includes Shallow Inlet, Corner Inlet, Waratah Bay, Yanakie and Wilsons Promontory.