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Latrobe City
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| Latrobe City Council |
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| Population: | 70,332 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1,427 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Tony Zimora | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Morwell | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Morwell, Narracan | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gippsland, McMillan | ||||||||||||
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Latrobe City Council (formerly La Trobe Shire) is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern part of the state. It includes the cities of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon; and the towns of Boolarra, Churchill, Yallourn North. It has an area of 1,395 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 70,600.
The Head Offices for Latrobe City are located in Morwell, which is located geographically in the middle of Latrobe City.
The city serves as a commercial centre for the Gippsland region.
The city was created as Latrobe Shire in 1994 following amalgamation of Victorian Councils and was accorded the status of a City by the Victorian Government in 2000. It is now home to some of Australia's biggest coal power stations including:
- Loy Yang Power Station
- Hazelwood Power Station
- Morwell power station
- Yallourn Power Station
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