Traralgon

Traralgon
Historic post office
State :  Australia State : Victoria Founded : 1840s
Coordinates : 38 ° 11 ′  S , 146 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 11 ′  S , 146 ° 32 ′  E Area : 33.3  km²
Residents : 25,485 (2016) Population density : 765 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3844 LGA : Latrobe City
Traralgon

Traralgon is a middle town in the Latrobe Valley , part of Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria . The city belongs to the Local Government Area Latrobe City and had around 25,000 inhabitants in 2011.

It is not entirely clear where the name Traralgon comes from, but it is generally believed that it is derived from the Kurnai words "Tarra" (Eng .: river) and "Algon" (Eng .: small fish). However, this does not agree with the more modern findings of linguistics, according to which z. B. the word river in Kurnai means "Wun wun" or "Wurn wurn".

history

The Gippsland region was originally inhabited by the Kurnai (or Gunai) Aboriginal people for more than 2000 years .

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

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

In 1877 the Melbourne - Bairnsdale railway line was completed and Traralgon received a station on this line.

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

It wasn't until the 1930s that Traralgon turned away from agriculture. In 1936 the Australian Paper Manufacturers built a paper mill in Maryvale , 5 miles away.

In 1960 Traralgon's most famous son, Sir Macfarlane Burnet , won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

In the 1950s, the residents and the capitol of Traralgon had fought to separate the urban area from the Shire of Traralgon. In 1961 this finally succeeded and Traralgon became a separate administrative area. In 1964 it was officially made a city. City of Traralgon and Shire of Traralgon co- existed until 1994 when the Shire of Latrobe was founded.

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

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) was founded in the early 1990s and has around 400 employees today.

The completion of the Loy Yang power station , the voluntary withdrawal of the electrical industry and privatization had a devastating impact on the Latrobe Valley economy in the early 1990s. Traralgon, with its diversified economy, suffered a little less from this development than the neighboring towns of Morwell and Moe , whose economies depended almost entirely on the power plant industry.

Traralgon grew strongly in the mid-2000s; 2.7% annual population growth made it the largest and fastest growing city in the Latrobe Valley.

Citizen Protests

The forced amalgamation to form the Latrobe City caused great resentment among the population of Traralgon and the former Shire of Traralgon.

The decisions of the Latrobe City administration directed at Morwell, which did not take into account Traralgon's status as the most populous city, which raised more than half of the budget of Latrobe City, led to massive protests by the citizens. People expressed their disappointment and anger through public demonstrations, letter protest campaigns, township meetings, and collecting thousands of signatures on petitions to the state of Victoria. The fight continues to this day.

Traralgon today

Presumably due to its rapid development, only a few historical buildings have survived in Traralgon. Notable buildings of historical interest include the 1886 Post Office and Courthouse and 1914 Ryan's Hotel , both on Franklin Street.

Traralgon city center is in the Seymour Street and Franklin Street area. A mall was also built with many stores (mostly franchise and Australia-wide companies) and small local business people adjacent.

An unpleasant smell pervades the city center and the settlements on the western outskirts, even if this has improved significantly in recent years. It is believed that this is coming from the paper mill's gas burners. Most of the residents have got used to the smell. The economy of Traralgon still depends on the jobs of the power plant industry and the paper mill. Because of this addiction, one holds back with complaints. Other major employers include ASIC, Centrelink (Australian federal government agency) and Latrobe Regional Hospital .

Numerous restaurants, bars and nightclubs on Key Street, Gray Street and Franklin Street attract many guests.

schools

Traralgon owns a number of elementary and secondary schools, state, Catholic, and independent.

The primary schools are Gray Street Primary School (formerly Traralgon Primary School ), Kosciuszko Street Primary School , Liddard Road Primary School , Stockdale Road Primary School , St. Michaels Primary School , St. Gabriels Primary School , the Flinders Christian Community College (FCCC) and the St. Pauls Anglican Grammer School . The latter two are also secondary schools. There is also the Latrobe Special Developmental School , a special school for pupils aged 5-18 with learning disabilities.

The local secondary school, Traralgon College , has two locations. The lower grades (grades 7–9) are taught on Liddard Road in the east of the city, the high school (grades 10–12) on Gray Street in the west of the city. There is also a Catholic secondary school, Lavalla Catholic College . Lavalla has two locations in Traralgon and one in Newsborough in Moe.

Some families from Traralgon send their children to one of the three independent Anglican schools in the region, two of which are about 40 minutes' drive from Traralgon: the St. Paul Anglican Grammer School with locations in Traralgon and Warragul or the Gippsland Grammer 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 also based in the city; most games take place in the West End Sporting Complex . There are also two football clubs that play in the Gippsland Soccer League , the Traralgon Olympians and Traralgon City .

Traralgon also owns a horse racing club , Latrobe Valley Racing Club , which hosts two races a year, including the Traralgon Cup in December.

The Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club organizes regular races in Gelnview Park.

Golfers can enjoy the green at Traralgon Golf Club on Princes Highway .

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

The Traralgon Harriers are a running club that run 5–6 km races every Thursday evening and also run Victoria's oldest marathon , the Traralgon Marathon in June.

media

Newspapers

The bi-weekly Latrobe Valley Express delivers to all homes in Traralgon, Morwell and Moe. This also applies to the weekly Traralgon Journal .

watch TV

All public and private channels from Melbourne can be received via converters.

radio

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

traffic

Most Traralgon residents use their cars, and the busy Princes Highway runs through town near the city center. A bypass is being planned. The Hyland Highway begins in Traralgon.

The city's train station is on the Melbourne - Bairnsdale railway line and has regular services to Melbourne.

The Latrobe Valley bus routes connect Traralgon with its neighboring towns and cities.

The Latrobe Valley Airport is located between Traralgon and Morwell.

Traralgon has only a mediocre network of cycle paths with only a few cycle paths separated from roads. However, there are plans for a Gippsland Plains Rail Trail , which provides several such bike paths 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)

Known residents

• Shannon Barnett (* 1982) (jazz musician)
• Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (1899–1985) (scientist)
• 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)
• Shannon McCurley , Irish-Australian track cyclist
• Andrew McQualter (Australian Football)
• Kelvin Templeton (Australian Football)
• Gord Bamford (Canadian country music singer)
• Axella Johannesson (musician)
• Bernie Quinlan (Australian football player and coach)
• Bill Waters (35 years chairman of the Boy Scouts, namesake of the WF Waters Prize )

Web links

Commons : Traralgon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Latrobe City website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Traralgon ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
2. ^ PD Gardner: Names of East Gippsland; their Origins, Meanings and History. Ngaruk Press. Ensay VIC (1992)
3. ^ Post Office List . Premier Postal History
4. ↑ News Releases - Latrobe City ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ^ Jarrod Whittaker: Traralgon Plans to Break Away. Latrobe Valley Express. (23 August 2010) ( Memento of the original from 8 April 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ^ Jarrod Whittaker: Traralgon Journal Postcards Call for Action . Latrobe Valley Express. (July 13, 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ TAKE BACK TRARALGON Rally - Stop Plunder of Traralgon . Independent Traralgon
8. ^ Latrobe Valley Racing Club . Country Racing Victoria
9. ↑ Traralgon . Greyhound Racing Victoria ( Memento of the original from March 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ Traralgon . Golf Select
11. ↑ Website of the Traralgon Harriers (English) ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ^ Traralgon Structure Plan - How to Get to Work . Profile.id.com.au
13. ↑ Princes Freeway - Traralgon Bypass ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , VicRoads . Retrieved October 17, 2011.