Churchill is a town in Latrobe Valley, located central Gippsland in the east of Victoria, Australia. The town was named in honour of former British leader Sir Winston Churchill. The Latrobe Valley is nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia. ... John Longstaffs Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898, depicting the Red Tuesday bushfires that ravaged Gippsland For the electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Gippsland. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded...

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Town history

Churchill began as a service centre for the Hazelwood Power Station and future replacement for Yallourn and Morwell townships. Construction on Churchill began in 1965. The town was planned with a well defined commercial centre, expansive parklands, a mix of government and privately owned quarter-acre (1,000 m²) town blocks and light industrial estates spaced from residential areas by a belt of parkland. The transport system was to be a network of restricted-access highways and a ring road fully encircling the town. Population was planned to reach 6,000 by 1971, and eventually 40,000 by 2000. However slow development of services and a slowdown of the state of Victoria's power station construction program meant that Churchill was to never realise its potential, and population reached a modest level of 5500 by the 1991, before stabilising at around 5,000. Signs of renewed growth are appearing, with a new housing estate development opening in 2005, the first for some years. Hazelwood power station, in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, is a thermal brown coal station built between 1964 and 1971. ... Yallourn, Victoria was built in the 1920s to house employees of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria who operated the nearby Yallourn Power Station complex. ... Morwell () is a large country town in central Gippsland, a region in the east of Victoria. ...

Names

Churchill was originally to be named Hazelwood, but was renamed after Sir Winston Churchill's death. The change of name has not been without its critics, and residents who pushed hard to restore the Hazelwood name were finally heard in 1989, when the town was asked to vote on whether the town would be renamed to Hazelwood or stay as Churchill. The name Churchill won by narrow vote.

Some of the names in Churchill have a distinctly local flavour. Estates in the town were named after various early settlers. These include Silcock, Medew, McMillan, Glendonald, and Northways. Roads have also been named after people (such as McDonald, Canterbury, Philip, and Manning), flora (Acacia, Hawthorn, Blackwood and Birch), and Aboriginal names (Amaroo, Gundaroo).

Landmarks

Churchill has one defining and quite unique landmark, that being a huge replica of Winston Churchill's cigar (known locally as "the big cigar"). Originally it was anticipated that five of these would be built around points of the town centre's edge, but only one was actually ever built. The Binishell is also a prominent feature visible from much of the eastern side of town.

Near the base of the cigar is a commemorative brick wall built by the Rotary Club of Hazelwood. It gives the names of the first families to move into the town.

Nearby is Mathison Park, with walking tracks around Lake Hyland. Remote Control Model Power Boat Drivers Stand was built in 1996. A variety of trees and plants are being planted.

Monash University Gippsland campus

Monash University's third largest campus is located in the town. The Gippsland campus has about 7,000 students, most studying by off campus learning, although the campus intends to have more on-campus students then off-campus within a few years time. The campus was opened in 1972, as the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (GIAE), which was formerly known as Yallourn Technical School, (and later, College), and was based in Yallourn township. A merger with Monash University took place in 1990. The campus was known as Monash University College for a few years, before becoming a full part of the university in the mid-1990s. The campus has grown exponentially in size over the years, with some of the major building additions being Science and Engineering (1986), Information Technology (1994), a two level library (1997), Gippsland Education Precinct (2006), and a new auditorium is about to be built to replace the Binishell (1980). The new Gippsland Medical School is due to take its first students in 2008. Robert Menzies Building at the Clayton Campus Monash University is Australias largest university with about 55,000 students. ...

Gippsland Education Precinct

The Kurnai College VCE Campus, Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE (aka. GippsTAFE) and Gippsland Group Training (Apprenticeships Victoria) are colocated in the Gippsland Education Precinct. The precinct aims to increase youth engagement in the transition from secondary school to tertiary education, training and employment.^[1] VCE could refer to two types of educational qualification: Victorian Certificate of Education - given to students who have completed Year 11 and Year 12 of their secondary schooling in the state of Victoria, Australia Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education - a Further Education qualification in Britain This is a disambiguation page...

The end of the town pub

As of August 2006 there is no traditional pub located in the town. The traditional pub was set to be developed into a Safeway store. The proposal was knocked back by Latrobe Council vote. The public bar of the Churchill hotel called last drinks at 10.23pm on 3 September 2006. The Bottleshop closed on 9 September 2006. Safeway has appealed the council's decision and taken them to VCAT, the decision should be known sometime in December. is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

1. ^ http://gep.vic.edu.au/

Coordinates: 38°18′50″S 146°25′14″E / -38.313795, 146.420592 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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