City of Latrobe

This article is about the local government area in Victoria. For other uses, see Latrobe.

Latrobe City
Victoria
Population75,211 (2018)[1]
 • Density52.743/km2 (136.60/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area1,426 km2 (550.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Darren Howe
Council seatMorwell
RegionGippsland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteLatrobe City
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 the Gippsland region in eastern Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 1,426 square kilometres (551 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 75,211.[1] It is primarily urban with the vast majority of its population living within the four major urban areas of Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, and Churchill, and other significant settlements in the LGA include Boolarra, Callignee, Glengarry, Jeeralang, Newborough, Toongabbie, Tyers, Yallourn North and Yinnar. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Moe, City of Morwell, City of Traralgon, Shire of Traralgon, and parts of the Shire of Narracan and Shire of Rosedale. The Yallourn Works Area was added in 1996.[3] When formed, the municipality was called the Shire of La Trobe, but on 6 April 2000, it adopted its current name.[2][4]

The city is governed by the Latrobe City Council, with its seat of local government and administrative centre located at the council headquarters, 141 Commercial Road, Morwell. It also has service centres located in Moe, Churchill and Traralgon. The city is named after the Latrobe River and Latrobe Valley, major geographical features that meander through the north of the LGA.

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Order Constituting the Shires of ... La Trobe ... (Part 5)". Victoria Government Gazette (S94). State Government of Victoria: 3. 2 December 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Order Altering the Boundaries of the Municipal District of the La Trobe Shire Council". Victoria Government Gazette (G28). State Government of Victoria: 1869. 18 July 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Re-constitution and Name Alteration for La Trobe Shire Council" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette (G14). State Government of Victoria: 45. 6 April 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2014.