Churchill

Located 158km from Melbourne and 8km south of Morwell, Churchill is a modern, purpose-built town which was constructed in the late 1960s.  Churchill began as a service centre for Hazelwood Power Station and future replacement for Yallourn and Morwell townships.  The site was chosen for its pleasant location at the foot of the Strzelecki Ranges, overlooking Hazelwood Pondage.  Churchill was originally to be named Hazelwood, but was renamed after Sir Winston Churchill's death.

Churchill has quite a unique landmark, that being a huge replica of Winston Churchill's cigar (known locally as "the big cigar").  Near the base of the cigar is a commemorative brick wall built by the Rotary Cluib of Hazelwood.  It gives the names of the first families to move into town.

Today, Churchill has a population of approximately 5,000 and offers a number of facilities and services including shopping, education, medical centre, indoor leisure centre with swimming pool and gymnasium, community hub incorporating library and council services, pree-school and day care facilities and meeting and training room facilities for the Churchill Neighbourhood House.

Visit Lake Hyland which is perfect for fishing, walking, picnics and BBQs.  It features five comfortable fishing platforms with disabled access, a large picnic shelter with electric BBQs, picnic tables, toilets, fitness station, children's playground and a walking track which encircles the lake.  Lake Hyland is regularly stocked with fish, so you may catch a rainbow trout or even redfin, carp or eels.

Hazelwood Pondage

Monash University's third largest campus is located in the town.  The campus was opened in 1972, as the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (GIAE), which was formerly known as Yallourn Technical School (and later, College), and was base din Yallourn township.  A merger with Monash University took place in 1990.  The campus was know as Monash University College for a few years, before becoming a full part of the university in the mid 1990s.  The campus has grown significantly n size over the years, woth some of the major building additions being Science and Engineering (1986), Information Technology (1994), a two level library (1997), Gippsland Education Precint (2006), and a new auditorium (2008) to replace the Binishell(built 1980 and demolished 2007).  The new Gippsland Medical School took its first students in 2008.  Home to 2,000 on-campus students, 5,000 off-campus students and nearly 400 staff, Monash University Gippsland Campus boasts courses, facilities, resources and staff that make it a fantastic place to study and live. 

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