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Local Information for Gippsland
| West Gippsland (Cardinia Shire & Baw Baw Shire), extends from the southeastern limits of metropolitan Melbourne & Western Port Bay in the west to the Latrobe Valley in the east, is bounded by the Strzelecki Ranges to the south & the Mount Baw Baw Plateau in the Great Dividing Range to the north. The western part of the region around Western Port Bay & the Bunyip River is mostly flat, while the eastern part consists of low rolling hills. To the north these hills become steeper as they merge into the Great Dividing Range. Relatively fertile, the lowland areas are mainly given over to dairy farming, but are also noted for their outstanding agricultural produce. In the mountainous north around Noojee logging remains an important industry, while a small winter resort is located to the northeast at Mount Baw Baw. Nature reserves in the region include Bunyip State Park, Mount Worth State Park & Baw Baw National Park. Due to its proximity to the Melbourne metropolitan area, the westernmost region around Pakenham has experienced significant residential growth in recent years.
South Gippsland (Bass Coast Shire & South Gippsland Shire), is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south & the Latrobe Valley in the north. Low granite hills continue into Wilson's Promontory, the southernmost point of Victoria & mainl& Australia. Rivers are generally very short & impossible to dam owing to the lack of potential storage sites, but groundwater of good quality is readily available. The major industries are forestry & dairy farming, & the principal towns include Cowes (on Phillip Isl&), Leongatha, Korumburra, Wonthaggi & Foster. Wilsons Promontory National Park features eucalypt forests & rainforests as well as its famous beaches, & is one of the most popular holiday areas in Victoria. Linked to mainl& South Gippsland via a bridge at San Remo, Phillip Island is also a major tourist destination, noted particularly for its surf beaches, nightly Penguin Parade & Grand Prix track.
The Latrobe Valley (Latrobe City & areas of Baw Baw Shire to the north), While the Latrobe River flows into Lake Wellington to the east of Sale & includes in its drainage basin a significant part of central Gippsland, the region conventionally known as the Latrobe Valley occupies a smaller area centred on the three major towns of Moe, Morwell & Traralgon, between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south & the westernmost reaches of the Australian Alps to the north. The valley is moderately fertile with a damp climate. The region is the most densely settled part of Gippsland owing to the vast deposits of brown coal, which have given rise to a major electricity industry supplying most of Victoria's electricity needs. Each of the Latrobe Valley's three main towns boasts about 20,000 people, while the smaller town of Churchill to the south hosts a campus of Monash University. Logging is also an important industry in the hills to the north & south, with a major paper mill located at Maryvale, near Traralgon. In the rugged north of the region is located the historic gold-mining town of Walhalla, amid mountains forming the west of Alpine National Park & nearby Baw Baw National Park, a minor winter ski resort.
East Gippsland (Wellington Shire & East Gippsland Shire) nearly 10% of Victoria, is home to only 38,000 people. Extending from the western watershed of the Mitchell & Thomson River catchments east & north to the New South Wales border. Rugged terrain makes farming difficult, the major industry of the region is forestry. The major river basins of the Mitchell, Tambo & Nicholson drain into the Gippsland Lakes, which in turn empty into the sea through an artificially maintained opening at Lakes Entrance. The area is a major tourist destination, especially for watersports, & is noted for its mild climate. The Great Alpine Road leads north from Bairnsdale into the Australian Alps via Swifts Creek & Omeo, & onto the major ski resorts of Dinner Plain & Mt Hotham. This area is also very popular for bushwalking in the summer. The Buchan district is popular with tourists for its limestone caves. Further east, the Snowy River & several smaller stream catchments, including the Thurra, Wingan, Genoa, Bemm River & Cann Rivers, enter the Tasman Sea.
Central Gippsland (corresponding approximately to the Wellington Shire), is added to refer to the drier zone between the Gippsland Lakes & Yarram. often this region is considered part of a larger 'East Gippsland' occupies a broad stretch of plains between the Latrobe Valley to the west & the Gippsland Lakes to the east & between the Great Dividing Range to the north & Bass Strait (Ninety Mile Beach) to the south. Near the mouth of the Latrobe River is the main town Sale, which has a population of about 12,000, noted for butter manufacture, a nearby air force base, & as a centre for the offshore gasfields in Bass Strait.
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