Hazelwood North is a locality in
Victoria,
Australia
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. It has a population of 1220 (as of the 2006 census).
, who died in a 2009
plane crash in
Papua New Guinea
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, resided in Hazelwood North until his death.
Hazelwood North is so named due to its geographical orientation from the town
"Hazelwood" - now known as
Churchill, Victoria
Churchill is a town in the Latrobe Valley, located in central Gippsland in the east of Victoria, Australia. The town had a population of 4,924 at the , and is part of the Latrobe City local government area. The town was named in honour of for ...
. Composed of mostly five acre blocks, the district functions primarily as a
commuter town
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for those working in the nearby regional centres of
Morwell and
Traralgon
Traralgon ( , ) is a city located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia and the most populous city in the City of Latrobe and the region. The urban population of Traralgon at the ...
. Historically the area was used by graziers and small-scale farmers. Hazelwood North is central to Federation University Churchill campus, and is approximately a 10-minute drive into central towns such as Churchill, Traralgon and Morwell.
The district is served by the public Hazelwood North Primary School, and the Hazelwood North town hall. Both of which are located along Church Road, which runs through the district's centre. The area is somewhat prone to bush and grass fires during the summer months, and was the scene of a relatively small outbreak during the 2009
black saturday bushfires
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that either ignited or were already burning across the Australian state of Victoria. Saturday, 7 February 2009 was one of Australia's all-time worst bushfire disasters. The fires occurred ...
. The Hazelwood North Fire Brigade, a volunteer brigade administered by the
Country Fire Authority
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a Volunteer fire department, volunteer fire service responsible for fire suppression, rescues, and response to other accidents and hazards across most of the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia ...
, serves the area.
References
Towns in Victoria (state)
City of Latrobe
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