City of Latrobe

Latrobe City Victoria
Population:	75,259(2009)[1]
Established:	1994 [2]
Area:	1422 km² (549.0 sq mi)
Mayor:	CR Darrell White
Council Seat:	Morwell
Region:	Gippsland
State District:	Morwell, Narracan
Federal Division:	Gippsland, McMillan
Website: http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around Latrobe City: Baw Baw Baw Baw Wellington Baw Baw Latrobe City Wellington South Gippsland South Gippsland Wellington

The City of Latrobe is a Local Government Area in eastern Victoria, Australia. It includes the centres of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon; and the towns of Boolarra, Churchill, Tyers, Yallourn North. It has an area of 1,422 square kilometres (549 sq mi) and at the 2006 Census, had a population of 69,329.^[3]

The Latrobe City Council, which governs the City under the Local Government Act 1993, has its chambers in Morwell.

History

The city was created as the Shire of La Trobe on 2 December 1994 following amalgamation of the City of Moe, City of Morwell, City of Traralgon and parts of the Shire of Narracan and Shire of Rosedale. It was accorded the status of a City and renamed Latrobe by the Victorian Government on 4 April 2000.^[2][4]

Industry & 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

Towns and Localities

Boolarra Boolarra South Budgeree Callignee Churchill Driffield Flynns Creek Gunyah Hazelwood Hazelwood North Hernes Oak Jeeralang Junction Jeeralang Jumbuk Koornalla Loy Yang

Moe Moe South Morwell Newborough Tanjil South Toongabbie Traralgon Traralgon West Traralgon South Tyers Yallourn Yallourn North Yinnar Yinnar South

Wards and Councillors

Each ward is represented by one elected Councillor.

With the election of 15 March 2003, the current wards came into being. A review by the Victorian Electoral Commission in 2008 resulted in minor adjustments to ward boundaries, but the number and names of the wards remained unchanged.

Current Wards

Burnet Ward

The current Councillor is Cr Kellie O'Callaghan. She also is currently the Mayor in 2010, she served at Deputy Mayor in her first year with Council in 2009.

From 2005-2009 Susan Lloyd represented this ward. Prior to the 2005 election, Sheridan Bond was the elected representative.

Dunbar Ward

The current councillor is Cr Rohan Fitzgerald, who won the seat in the 2008 election. His precedecessor, David Wilson was elected in 2005. Prior to the 2005 election, the representative of this ward was Peter Tyler.

Farley Ward

The current councillor is Cr Lisa Price. She was previously the mayor in 2009 & 2006, and deputy mayor in 2004. She has held the seat since the 2003 election when this ward came into being.

Firmin Ward

Cr Darrell White is the current councillor for this ward. He has represented this ward since it was created in 2003. He was Mayor in 2004, 2010 and deputy in 2005.

Galbraith Ward

The current councillor is Cr Sandy Kam. She won the seat in a by-election caused by the resignation of Derek Amos in 2007. In the 2008 election, Cr Kam retained the seat.

Derek Amos was elected in 2005. Prior to his election, Lisa Proctor represented the Galbraith Ward.

Gunyah Ward

The current councillor is Cr Ed Vermeulen.

From 2005 - 2008 the representative was Doug Caulfield. Prior to the 2005 election, Bob Smith held this seat.

Merton Ward

Cr Sharon Gibson is the current councillor for this seat.

The seat was previously held by Tony (Anthony) Zimora, who was elected to council in 1997. He was mayor in 2007.

Rintoull Ward

Cr Graeme Middlemiss has represented this ward since it came into being in 2003.

Tanjil Ward

This seat is currently held by Cr Bruce Lougheed who was first elected in 2003. He served as mayor in 2005.

Past Wards

Currawong Ward

Until the council election of 2003, the representative was Tony Hanning.

Heron Ward

Darrell White held this seat, until the 2003 election.

Rosella Ward

Tony Zimora represented this ward until the 2003 election.

Kestrel Ward

Brendan Jenkins was the representative of this ward, until his resignation in November 2002 to move into state politics.

Kingfisher Ward

Graeme Middlemiss was the representative of this ward until it was replaced.

Ibis Ward

Lisa Proctor was the representative of this ward until it was replaced.

Lorikeet Ward

Peter Tyler was the representative of this ward until it was replaced.

See also

• List of localities (Victoria)

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Latrobe City Council - Our History
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Latrobe (C) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA23810&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
4. ^ "Local Government Act 1989 - Re-constitution and name alteration for La Trobe Shire Council" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette (General): p. 2000:661. 6 April 2000. http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/Gazettes2000/GG2000G014.pdf. 

External links

• Latrobe City Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
• 2005 Latrobe City Council elections results, Victorian Electoral Commission
• 2007 Latrobe City Council by-election results, Victorian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 38°14′00″S 146°24′00″E / 38.2333333°S 146.4°E / -38.2333333; 146.4