Moe, Victoria

Moe (postcode: 3825, 38°10′ S 146°14′ E) is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is 134 km east of Melbourne and has a population of approximately 16,300. It is administered by the Latrobe City council.

Moe (pronounced mow-ee) was originally known as The Mowie, then Little Moi, and later The Moe. The town's name is believed to derive from an Aboriginal word relating to the marshy nature of the territory

The area was first settled in the 1840s and 1850s. While a small gold discovery was made in 1852, the town was en route to the Walhalla goldfields further north. The town was surveyed in 1879, following proclamation of the local Narrocan shire the year before and the arrival of the railway from Morwell. Moe was declared a city in 1963.

Local industry is based around the brown coal deposits in the Latrobe Valley and electric power generation. The area is also noted for its dairy industry.

External links

• Latrobe Valley tourism article on Moe
• Fairfax Travel Australian Walkabout guide to Moe