Briagolong is a town in the Australian state of Victoria, located 20 kilometres north of Maffra and some 238 kilometres[2] east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington region of Gippsland.

[3] The town's principal industry has been timber, and it supplied red gum paving blocks for the streets of Melbourne, and stringybark for the flooring in Australia House in London.

[citation needed] Briagolong was the home town of Private Jake Kovco, Australia's first military casualty in the Iraq War.

Private Kovco's funeral was held in Briagolong on 2 May 2006, and was attended by Prime Minister John Howard, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson, Defence Force Chief Angus Houston and Army Chief Peter Leahy.

Popular tourist areas nearby are the swimming areas on the Freestone Creek at Quarry Reserve (4.5 km north of Briagolong) and Blue Pool (10 km north), both on the Freestone Creek Road.