Everything about The Latrobe Valley totally explained
The
Latrobe Valley is nestled between the
Strzelecki Ranges and the
Great Dividing Range in
Victoria,
Australia. It is named after the
Latrobe River which flows, eastwards, through it.
Consisting of several
cities,
towns and
farming communities, it's most famous for its abundant resources of
brown coal, which are mined and fed to the local power stations that produce 85% of the
electricity for the entire state of
Victoria. There are extensive
dairy farms,
cattle farms and
potato farms, most notably the local
Thorpdale region that exports potatoes to the entire nation of Australia and overseas.
While the
Latrobe River flows into Lake Wellington to the east of Sale and includes in its drainage basin a significant part of central Gippsland, the region conventionally known as the Latrobe Valley occupies a smaller area centred on the three major towns of
Moe,
Morwell and
Traralgon, between the
Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the westernmost reaches of the
Australian Alps to the north. The valley is moderately fertile with a damp climate. The region is the most densely settled part of
Gippsland owing to the vast deposits of
brown coal, which have given rise to a major
electricity industry supplying most of Victoria's electricity needs. Each of the Latrobe Valley's three main towns boasts about 20,000 people, while the smaller town of
Churchill to the south hosts a campus of
Monash University.
Logging is also an important industry in the hills to the north and south, with a major paper mill located at Maryvale, near Morwell. In the rugged north of the region is located the historic gold-mining town of
Walhalla, amid mountains forming the west of
Alpine National Park and nearby
Baw Baw National Park, a minor winter ski resort.
Climate
It has a maritime climate meaning mild temperatures with large amounts of rain, the occasional frost and snow on neighbouring hills. The Latrobe Valley’s warmest month is February with an average temperature range of 12.5°C to 26.4°C and the coldest month is July with an average temperature range of 3.6°C to 13.5°C. The most rain occurs in late winter and spring, and average yearly rainfall is approximately 800mm.
Settlement
Major cities include
Traralgon,
Morwell and
Moe. Smaller towns are
Tyers,
Newborough,
Yallourn North,
Yinnar,
Erica and
Thorpdale. (The original
Yallourn being relocated due to the
open cut coal mine),
Churchill (site of the local
campus of
Monash University) and
Boolarra. All the major towns are served by Rotary clubs, Rotary club of Morwell, Rotary club of Moe, Hazelwood Rotary Club (Churchill), and Traralgon and Traralgon central rotary clubs.
The main city of the Latrobe City Council is Traralgon, however recently council offices have been moved to Commercial Rd, Morwell, and the main
hospital is an amalgamation of three local hospitals (Moe, Morwell and Traralgon), and is located on the
Princes Highway between Morwell and Traralgon.
The population is approximately 67,000 people and it consists of some major industries. Key industry sectors include power generation (The Latrobe Valley provides 85% of Victoria’s electricity), agriculture and dairy, timber industry, IT, engineering (has a substantial engineering sector that supports power generation, pulp and paper production and food processing industries) and their tertiary education sector attracts local, interstate and international students.
Power Stations
Power plants located in the Latrobe Valley include
Hazelwood Power Station,
Loy Yang Power Station,
Yallourn Power Station and the
Energy Brix Power Station.
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