Trafalgar, Victoria
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| Trafalgar Victoria |
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| Population: | 2685 (2006)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3824 | ||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||
| State District: | Narracan | ||||||
| Federal Division: | McMillan | ||||||
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Trafalgar is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and main Gippsland railway line about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Moe. The town backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south. At the 2006 census, Trafalgar had a population of 2685.
Trafalgar was noted for having a cheese factory producing award-winning cheeses. The factory was owned by Petersville from 1960 until its closure in 1990.
Its football team, the Trafalgar Bloods, is one of the finer aspects of the town as well as the great football ground.
The town has its own railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line.
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[edit] Education
Trafalgar is serviced by a number of schools:
- Trafalgar Primary School
- St Josephs School (Primary)
- Trafalgar High School
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Trafalgar (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- A tourism page (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Trafalgar Official Trafalgar Website.
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