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 brown coal 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 (National Foods - Morwell), engineering, post secondary education (Monash University Gippsland)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 Parks and the historic gold mining town of Walhalla.
The power generators include:
- Loy Yang A & B Power Stations
- International Power Hazelwood
- Energy Brix Australia
- Yallourn Power Station, Yallourn
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