<b>Korumburra (including Kongwak)</b><br><b>Once an important coal mining town,now a small service centre for the surrounding dairy and cattle farms.</b><br>Korumburra,the name possibly comes from an Aboriginal word meaning'blowfly',is 117 km south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway and 227 metres above sea level. It is situated in a region originally known to Europeans as'The Wild Cattle Run'due to the livestock which roamed free after the Corinella settlement was disbanded in 1828.
<b>Churchill</b><br><b>Modern township in West Gippsland built as accommodation for workers during the construction of the Hazelwood Power Station.</b><br>Located 158 km from Melbourne and 8 km south of Morwell and 140 metres above sea level,Churchill is a modern,purpose-built town which was constructed in the late 1960s. The aim was to provide accommodation for workers (and their families) who were involved in the construction and maintenance of the Hazelwood Power Station. Hazelwood,which is Victoria's second largest power station,was completed in 1971. The town was designed to cater for an eventual population of 40,000. With this in mind it is hardly surprising that,although the Power Station now uses only a small number of staff (around 60 people on each shift),Monash University has established its Gippsland campus here.