The City of Latrobe is a

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in the

Gippsland Gippsland () is a rural region in the southeastern part of Victoria, Australia, mostly comprising the coastal plains south of the Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It covers an elongated area of east of th ...

region in eastern

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, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 75,211. It is primarily urban with the vast majority of its population living within the four major urban areas of Moe- Newborough,

Morwell Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the capital and administra ...

Traralgon Traralgon ( , ) is a city located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia and the most populous city in the City of Latrobe and the region. The urban population of Traralgon at the ...

, and Churchill, and other significant settlements in the LGA include

Boolarra Boolarra is a small township located in the Latrobe Valley, in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At th2016 Census Boolarra had a population of 973 with 48% males and 52% females and an average age of 50. The Boolarra Folk Festival is held ...

, Callignee,

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, Jeeralang,

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, Tyers,

Yallourn North Yallourn North is a town in the City of Latrobe, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is approximately eight kilometres north-east of Moe, Victoria, Moe, and 146 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. Prior to 1947 Yallourn North was known ...

and

Yinnar Yinnar is a rural Australian township located in the Latrobe Valley in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Yinnar had a population of 907. The origin of the name "Yinnar" is believed to have been derived from the local ...

. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the

City of Moe The City of Moe was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1955 until 1994. History Moe was, for most of its history, part of the Shi ...

City of Morwell The City of Morwell was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1892 until 1994. History Originally split between the Shires of Traral ...

City of Traralgon The City of Traralgon was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, in the Latrobe Valley region. The city covered an area of , and existed from the time of its severance from the Shire ...

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, and parts of the

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and

Shire of Rosedale The Shire of Rosedale was a local government area stretching between the towns of Traralgon and Sale, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. History Rosedale was incor ...

. The

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Works Area was added in 1996. When formed, the municipality was called the Shire of La Trobe, but on 6 April 2000, it adopted its current name. The city is governed by the Latrobe City Council, with its

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and administrative centre located at the council headquarters, 141 Commercial Road,

. It also has service centres located in Moe, Churchill and

. The city is named after the

Latrobe River The Latrobe River (or sometimes La Trobe or LaTrobe) is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. The Latrobe River and its associated sub-catchment is an impo ...

and

Latrobe Valley The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical district and urban area of the Gippsland region in the state of Victoria, Australia. The traditional owners are the Brayakaulung of the Gunai nation. The district lies east of Melbourne and nestle ...

, major geographical features that meander through the north of the LGA.

Industry and economy

The City has traditionally been recognised as the centre of Victoria's electricity industry, which is derived from one of the largest

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reserves in the world. It also the centre of a large forestry industry which services Australian Paper's pulp and paper mill (the largest in Australia) and other sawmills. Other industries in the area include food processing (Lion Foods – Morwell), engineering, post secondary education (

Federation University Australia Federation University Australia (FedUni) is a public university based in Victoria, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the School of Mines Ballarat, established in 1870 as the fourth tertiary institution in Australia, which evolved to f ...

), and the service sector. Being the largest population centre in the Gippsland region, Latrobe acts as the regional headquarters for Government agencies and private operators including banks and insurance companies. Latrobe is also close to popular tourist attractions including the Baw Baw and

Tarra-Bulga National Park The Tarra-Bulga National Park is a small national park located in the South Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, Australia approximately south east of Melbourne. The park is located south of Traralgon on the Traralgon-Balook Road and north ...

s and is the natural service centre to the historic gold mining town of Walhalla. The power generators include: * Loy Yang A & B Power Stations, Loy Yang * Yallourn Power Station, Yallourn * Jeeralang Power Station, Hazelwood North Two power stations have closed in recent years, including International Power Hazelwood (2017), and EnergyBrix (Morwell) power station and briquette manufacturing facility (2014).

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 77,318 up from 73,257 in the 2016 census ^ - ''Territory divided with another

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Council

Current composition

The council is composed of four wards and nine councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the East Ward, two councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Central and West wards, and one councillor elected to represent the South Ward.

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Morwell Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Morwell, and its service centres in Moe and Traralgon.

References

External links

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Metlink local public transport mapLink to Land Victoria interactive maps

Victorian Electoral Commission

Victorian Electoral Commission * {{DEFAULTSORT:Latrobe, City of Local government areas of Victoria (state) Gippsland (region)