Traralgon

Traralgon is a town in the Latrobe Valley, a part of Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria. The city is part of the Local Government Area Latrobe City.

Where does the name Traralgon is, is not quite sure, but it is believed generally that he by the Kurnai words " Tarra " (English: River ) and " Algon " (Eng.: small fish ) is derived. This, however, does not agree with the findings of modern linguistics, according to which, for example, the word river in Kurnai " Wun wun " or " Wurn Wurn " means.

History

The Gippsland region was originally inhabited for more than 2000 years of Aboriginesstamm the Kurnai (or Gunai ).

The area around Traralgon was first settled in the 1840s by European immigrants, soon after it had been explored by Count Paul Edmund Strzelecki de after it was returned from the Snowy Mountains, where he explores Australia's highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, and had appointed. Since the Latrobe Valley has high rainfall, the land is very fertile and farms were soon created. As in most areas of the western and central Gippsland, it was also here primarily to dairy farming.

The city was founded in the early 1860s; the post office was opened on 1 January 1861.

In 1877 the railway line was Melbourne - Traralgon Bairnsdale finished and got a station on this route.

Traralgon was initially managed by the Rosedale Roads Board, but in 1879 the Shire of Traralgon was established. End of the 19th century this administrative unit grew considerably.

Only in the 1930s, but Traralgon turned away from agriculture. 1936 built the Australian Paper Manufacturers a paper mill in Maryvale, 8 km away.

1960 won Traralgons most famous son, Sir Macfarlane Burnet, the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine.

In the 1950s, the inhabitants and the city tip of Traralgon had fought to separate the urban areas of the Shire of Traralgon. 1961 this was achieved eventually and Traralgon was for their own administrative area. 1964 was officially declared a town. City of Traralagon and Shire of Traralgon coexisted until 1994, when the Shire of Latrobe was founded.

With the growth of the power industry after the Second World War, the city continued to grow. This development was supported above all by the now dissolved State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC). It included the development of power plants in Yallourn, Hazelwood and Loy Yang in the 1970s and 1980s.

The early 1990s, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC information center for securities) was founded, which today consume about 400 employees were working.

The completion of the power plant Loy Yang, the voluntary withdrawal of the electrical industry and privatization were the beginning of the 1990s a devastating impact on the economy of the Latrobe Valley. Traralgon has a diversified economy suffered somewhat less from this development as the neighboring towns of Morwell and Moe whose economy depended almost exclusively from the power plant industry.

Mid -2000s greatly Traralogon grew; 2.7% annual population growth made ​​it the largest and fastest growing city in the Latrobe Valley.

Citizen protests

The forced amalgamation of Latrobe City generated great resentment among the people of Traralgon and the former Shire of Traralgon.

The directed at Morwell administrative decisions of Latrobe City, which is not taken into account the status Traralgons as the most populous city, mustered more than half the budget of Latrobe City, led to massive protests of the citizens. The people expressed their disappointment and their anger through public demonstrations, protest letter campaigns, town hall meetings and the collection of thousands of signatures on petitions to the state of Victoria from. The struggle continues to this day.

Traralgon today

Probably due to its rapid development in Traralgon only a few historical buildings preserved. Notable buildings of historical interest are the post office and courthouse of 1886 and the Ryan 's Hotel in 1914, both in the Franklin Street.

The center of Traralgon is located in the area around the Seymour Street and Franklin Street. There was also a shopping center with lots of shops (mostly franchises and Australia -wide company ) and adjacent small shops of local businessmen built.

An unpleasant smell permeates the city center and the settlements on the western outskirts, although this has improved significantly in recent years. It is thought that this comes from the gas burners of the paper mill. Most residents have become accustomed to the smell. The economy Traralgons depends still on the job of the power industry and the paper mill. Due to this dependence, one holds back with complaints. Other major employers are the ASIC, Centrelink ( authority of the Australian Federal Government ) and the Latrobe Regional Hospital.

Countless restaurants, bars and nightclubs in the Key Street, Grey Street and Franklin Street attract many guests.

Train

Traralgon has a number of primary and secondary schools, government, Catholic and independent.

The primary schools are the Grey Street Primary School (formerly Traralgon Primary School ), the Kosciuszko Street Primary School, the Liddard Road Primary School, the Stockdale Road Primary School, St Michael's Primary School, St Gabriel's Primary School, the Flinders Christian Community College ( FCCC) and the St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School. The latter two are also secondary schools. In addition, there is the Latrobe Special Developmental School, a special school for pupils aged 5-18 years with learning disabilities.

The local secondary school, the Traralgon College, has two locations. The lower school (grades 7-9) will be taught in the Liddard Road in the east of the city, the advanced level (grades 10-12) in the Grey Street to the west of the city. There is also a Catholic secondary school, the Lavalla Catholic College. Lavalla has two locations in Traralgon and one in Borough News in Moe.

Some families from Traralgon send their children to one of three independent Anglican schools in the region, are removed from the two 40-minute drive from Traralgon: St. Paul Anglican Grammer School with locations in Traralgon and Warragul or the Gippsland Grammar School in Sale.

Sports

The local sports teams are the Traralgon Redsox (baseball), the Traralgon Maroons (Australian Football ), who play in the Gippsland Football League, the Traralgon - Tyers United ( Australian Football ), who play in the North Gippsland Football League, and Gippsland Power ( Australian Football ). The Traralgon and District Junior Football League is located in the city; most of the games take place in the West End Sporting Complex. There are also two football clubs who play in the Gippsland Soccer League, Traralgon Olympians and Traralgon City.

Traralgon also has a horse racing club, the Latrobe Valley Racing Club, which organizes two races a year, and the Traralgon Cup in December.

The Greyhound Racing Association of Traralgon regularly hosts races in '' Gelnview Park '' from.

Golfers, the green of the Golf Club at Princes Highway Traralgon available.

The local cricket league is the Traralgon and District Cricket Association ( TDCA).

The Traralgon Harriers are a running club, 5-6 km every Thursday evening - Race align and also align Victoria's oldest marathon, the Traralgon Marathon in June.

Media

Newspapers

The biweekly Latrobe Valley Express will be delivered to all households in Traralgon, Morwell and Moe. On the weekly Traralgon Journal this also true.

TV

About converter all public and private stations from Melbourne can be received.

Radio

There are two local radio stations in Traralgon - 3TR FM and GOLD 1242, which include both ACE Radio. Also receivable are Star FM and 3GG from Warragul. Most national radio programs can be received via converter.

Traffic

Most residents of Traralgon use the car and the busy Princes Highway runs close to the city center through the city. A bypass is planned. The Hyland Highway begins in Traralgon.

The main train station is located on the railway line Melbourne - Bairnsdale and there are regular services to Melbourne.

Bus lines connect the Latrobe Valley Traralgon with its neighboring cities and communities.

The Latrobe Valley Airport is located between Traralgon and Morwell.

Traralgon has only a mediocre bicycle network with just a few streets of separate bike paths. However, there are plans for a Gippsland Plains Rail Trail, which provides a number of such bicycle trails in the city.

Events

  • Traralgon Tennis International (January)
  • Australia Day Breakfast (January)
  • Traralgon Marathon ( June)
  • Traralgon Show (November)
  • Traralgon Cup ( horse racing, December)
  • Carols By Candlelight (December)
  • Victorian Cheesecake Racing Championship (December)

Well-known residents

  • Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (scientists )
  • Irwin Thomas (musician, formerly known as Jack Jones, of the Southern Sons)
  • Cal Rein ( actor)
  • Michael Voss (Australian Football )
  • Troy Luff (Australian Football )
  • Brendon Goddard (Australian Football )
  • Andrew McQualter (Australian Football )
  • Kelvin Templeton (Australian Football )
  • Gord Bamford ( Canadian country music singer)
  • Axella Johannesson ( musician )
  • Bernie Quinlan (Australian Football - Players and coaches )
  • Bill Waters (35 years Vorsitzernder of the Boy Scouts, the namesake of the WF Waters Award )
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