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Traralgon is a city located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The urban population of Traralgon at the 2011 Census was 24,590. Traralgon is the largest and fastest growing city in the greater Latrobe Valley urban area. Traralgon is part of the Latrobe Valley tri-city urban area, a small area of industry and agricultural land separates it from neighbouring Morwell. Traralgon together with adjacent Morwell forms an urban area with an estimated population of 40,851 as at June 2014. The economy of Traralgon is primarily driven by primary industry, natural resources and secondary industry including coal mining, processing and fossil-fuel power generation[9] 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 2000 people. The local agriculture industry in Traralgon is involved in the production of wool and dairy products, as well as vegetable growing.