Industrial and agricultural town and largest town in the Latrobe Valley in Australia. The other important towns in the Latrobe valley are Moe and Morwell ??? . They all fall in the municipality of Latrobe City. Combined population about 70000 Industry: Brown coal mining. Loy Yang Power stations (Huge Brown coal burning power stations) Dairy Paper Mill Before the mining this was a picturesque agricultural town. The lignin decompositon lakes at the local paper mill also cause a serious problem of smell when there is a prevailing westerly wind. There has been a recent problem with mesothelioma due to asbestos lagging used in some of the old power stations (now demolished).
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