Lang Lang, Victoria
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Lang Lang is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, 73 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
. At the 2006 Census, Lang Lang had a population of 1501.
The village is just off the South Gippsland Highway
near its intersection with the Bass Highway, on the Lang Lang River
and is the centre of the largest asparagus
growing region in the southern hemisphere, and also caters to beef and dairy farming.
The Post Office opened on 20 May 1878. In 1891 after the arrival of the railway it was renamed Lang Lang West and a new Lang Lang office was opened near the station. A Post Office Lang Lang East opened in 1885 but was replaced by Nyora
in 1890, again near the station.
operates the Lang Lang Vehicle Proving Ground, a vehicle development, durability testing, safety test centre and exhaust emission facility, located on the South Gippsland Highway near Lang Lang.
A rodeo has been held regularly at Lang Lang on Easter Monday since the 1940s.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League
.
Golfers play at the course of the Lang Lang Golf Club on the South Gippsland Highway, Nyora.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 73 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
. At the 2006 Census, Lang Lang had a population of 1501.
The village is just off the South Gippsland Highway
South Gippsland Highway
The South Gippsland Highway is a partially divided highway in Victoria, Australia which connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria, ending in the town of Sale...
near its intersection with the Bass Highway, on the Lang Lang River
Lang Lang River
The Wang Lang river is a relatively short coastal river located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The river headwaters are in the Strzelecki Ranges, in the East Poowong valley north of the town of Korumburra, flowing northwest, then west before entering Western Port, near the town of Lang...
and is the centre of the largest asparagus
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennialplant species in the genus Asparagus. It was once classified in the lily family, like its Allium cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and...
growing region in the southern hemisphere, and also caters to beef and dairy farming.
History
Lang Lang was formerly known as Carrington, after Lord Carrington. The Aboriginal name "Lang Lang" means "Clump of Trees".The Post Office opened on 20 May 1878. In 1891 after the arrival of the railway it was renamed Lang Lang West and a new Lang Lang office was opened near the station. A Post Office Lang Lang East opened in 1885 but was replaced by Nyora
Nyora, Victoria
Nyora is a town in south Gippsland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Nyora had a population of 545.The Post Office opened around September 1890 replacing an office at nearby Lang Lang East open since 1885....
in 1890, again near the station.
The town today
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GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...
operates the Lang Lang Vehicle Proving Ground, a vehicle development, durability testing, safety test centre and exhaust emission facility, located on the South Gippsland Highway near Lang Lang.
A rodeo has been held regularly at Lang Lang on Easter Monday since the 1940s.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League
Ellinbank & District Football League
The Ellinbank and District Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, for both seniors and juniors. The EDFL was founded in 1937.15 teams compete in the league, the newest team being Garfield FC...
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Golfers play at the course of the Lang Lang Golf Club on the South Gippsland Highway, Nyora.