Latrobe City is located 135 km east of Melbourne. It is the principal service centre for the Gippsland region and includes the regional headquarters for significant government and private organisations, and education centres. The Latrobe Valley generates 85% of Victoria's electricity, from its large reserves of brown coal. Other major industries include timber processing, and the manufacturing of paper products as well as the provision of services to the Gippsland region. Latrobe has a young population, with 45% of residents aged under 35 of these 28% are under 10.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	105.590m	107.322m	96.816m	92.463m
Revenue ($)	112.584m	111.377m	109.551m	104.522m
- Charges ($)	62.637m	58.762m	54.547m	50.727m
- VGC Grants ($)	11.296m	11.296m	10.993m	10.406m