Power lines take electricity from the West Gippsland power stations   Morwell Important brown coal industrial city in the heart of West Gippsland. Morwell, 148 km east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway and 80 metres above sea level, is situated in Victoria's energy centre, the Latrobe Valley. In spite of its English-sounding name, the word 'morwell' is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word that is thought to mean 'woolly possum'. The Morwell River was reached by Paul Strzelecki in 1840 and two runs, Haslewood and Maryville, were taken up soon after. Maryville, situated at a stopping point on the old coach road, became a pastoral centre for the region. A track from Lang Lang was cut as a cattle route through the area c.1860-62 and the village, known as Maryvale until 1888, was founded in 1861 and developed as a supply centre for the Tanjil and Walhalla goldfields. The town site was surveyed in 1876 and lots were sold two years later. Development was enhanced by the arrival of the railway. Initially the rail line came from Sale in 1877 and it was extended to Melbourne in 1879.   No. 21 Bucket Wheel Dredger at PowerWorks   Although dairying, timber and agriculture were the lifeblood of the town in the nineteenth century, brown coal was discovered by a prospector as early as 1873. The Great Morwell Coal Mine Company commenced mining and opened a briquette plant in 1889 but it closed in 1894. However, an open-cut mine reopened in the area in 1916 and supplied the fuel for the State Electricity Commission's (SEC) Yallourn power station, which opened in 1924, and for a briquette factory which opened in the early 1920s. The Maryvale Pulp and Paper Mill was established to the north of the town in 1939. Morwell's brown coal also supplied Melbourne with gas between 1956 and 1969, until it was supplanted by offshore natural gas. Poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe worked briefly at the mine in the mid-fifties. Morwell Power Station was built between 1958 and 1962 with a new briquette plant opening in 1960. Hazelwood Power Station commenced operations in 1971 and the town of Churchill was built to the south to accommodate the expanded workforce.     Things to see:   PowerWorks Visitors Centre Excellent coal and power museum with interesting pieces of old mining equipment set in the heart of the open cut mining area. There are good views of the open-cut mining operation. The main feature is the huge No. 21 Wheel Dredger which was the first of its type to operate in the Morwell mine and was originally used to remove the overburden. The sign records: 'The postwar years brought about radical change to mining methods and the use of this kind of bucketwheel technology is now commonly used throughout the Australian mining industry.' Coal mine and Power Station tours are conducted daily at 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. Contact (03) 5135 3415.   Hazelwood Mine The mine has a surface area of three square kilometres which is constantly hosed down in order to settle potentially explosive coal dust and inhibit oxidation. The water is pumped from reservoirs of artesian water below the surface. Five dredges operate at the coal face, extracting 19 million tonnes of brown coal each year. The coal is then carried along huge conveyor belts to the power stations.   Hazelwood Power Station The Hazelwood Power Station has a capacity of 1600 megawatts, it requires 160 million litres of cooling water which is supplied by an artificial lake that is also used for boating and water sports. See entry on Churchill. The Hazelwood Power Station is Victoria's second largest power generator.   Jeeralang Power Station Further south, Jeeralang Power Station, opened in 1971, is controlled from Morwell and used during peak consumption periods, as its gas turbines can reach full capacity in twelve minutes, as opposed to the 5-8 hours it takes for the coal-driven plants to reach their peak.   Energy Brix Australia This plant is Australia's largest co-generation manufacturing complex producing both electricity and the famous brown coal briquettes. The heat from the generating turbines is used to dry the brown coal used for the briquettes.   Latrobe Valley Regional Arts Centre The Latrobe Valley Arts Centre is located in Commercial Road which runs south of the railway line. It has a permanent collection of Australian paintings, prints, ceramics, glass and sculpture and often incorporates visiting exhibitions.   Morwell National Park 16 km south of the town is Morwell National Park a flora and fauna reserve of Tasmanian blue, mountain grey and manna gum, messmate, tree ferns and orchids, including the rare butterfly orchid. Bushwalking tracks are signposted. Further south is the Tarra Bulga National Park.

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