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| Morwell information and attractions |
Morwell is located within the Latrobe Valley which is home to most of Victoria's power generation facilities, situated between Moe and Traralgon. Morwell has an attractive commercial centre, divided in two by the Gippsland rail line. The larger of these centres is located south of the railway along tree-lined Commercial Road and Tarwin Street. A pedestrian underpass provides a link to the other centre north of the railway along Princes Drive where there are more shops, the post office, a couple of hotels and churches. The large Mid Valley Shopping Centre is located towards the eastern edge of town. Towards the eastern edge of Morwell on Princes Drive is Kernot Lake which is surrounded by lawns and gardens. Kernot Hall and the Morwell campus of GippsTafe is located on the southern side of the lake, while the Gippsland Immigration Park is located nearby. South of Morwell is the Hazelwood Power Station, whose towering smoke stacks can be seen by looking south along Tarwin Street in Morwell's main commercial centre. The power station is situated near a huge mine which extracts millions of tonnes of brown coal each year to generate electricity. The cooling water required for its operation is supplied by the large artificial lake known as the Hazelwood Pondage which is available for the public to use for boating and water sports. |
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