Editing Traralgon (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Loy Yang A power station.jpg|thumb|[[Loy Yang Power Station]]]]
The economy is primarily driven by the [[primary sector]], natural resources and the [[secondary sector]] including [[coal mining]], processing and [[Fossil-fuel power station|fossil-fuel power generation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economy.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=294&pg=12000|title=Economic profile  - Latrobe City Council |website=economy.id.com.au | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031104323/https://economy.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=294&pg=12000 | archive-date=2012-10-31}}</ref> for the [[National Electricity Market]].  Along with electricity production, Traralgon benefits from the mining for [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] in the nearby [[Bass Strait]] fields.

A significant [[forestry industry]] operates including logging of both plantation and natural forest timber, The largest [[paper mill]] in Australia is located nearby in Maryvale and provides local employment for over 2,000 people.

The local [[agriculture]] industry is involved in the production of [[wool]] and [[dairy]] products, as well as [[vegetable]] growing.

The [[tertiary sector of the economy]] is also important for employment with major government administration offices for the [[Australian Securities & Investments Commission]], [[Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria)|Department of Health & Human Services]], [[Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning]] and [[Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)|Environment Protection Authority]].