Industrial and agricultural town and largest town in the Latrobe Valley. The other important towns in the Latrobe valley are Moe and Morwell ??? Combined population about 70000
Industry:
- Brown coal mining.
- Loy Yang Power stations (Huge Brown coal burning power stations)
- Dairy
- Paper Mill
There has been a recent problem with mesothelioma due to asbestos lagging used in some of the old power stations (now demolished).