Hazelwood

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hazelwood is an area of Gippsland at the foot of the Strzelecki Ranges in Victoria, Australia. In the beginning the area acted as a service centre for the Hazelwood Power Station. Following the death of Sir Winston Churchill the town centre was renamed to Churchill, however many of the surrounding areas continue to carry the name Hazelwood.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Stanley Savige

Australian Army soldier (1890-1954)

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Desiree Glaubitz

Australian basketball player (born 1979)

Colleen Hartland

Australian politician

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Jack Scott

Australian rules footballer

Kathleen Maltzahn

Australian politician

Paul Morris

Australian racing driver

Arthur Robbins

Australian rules footballer (1920-2010)

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Ken Williams

Australian rules footballer

Dick Grant

Australian rules footballer

P

Paul Harrison

Australian rules footballer

B

Bill O'Hara

Australian rules footballer, born 1880 (1880–1946)

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Frank Silcock

Australian rules footballer (1894-1974)

Ben Ainsworth

Australian rules footballer

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Julian Smith

Australian surgeon

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Josh Lavery

Australian actor

John Hutchinson

Maltese association football player and manager

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

• Driffield
  2.9 mi away
• Delburn
  5.9 mi away
• Coalville
  6.6 mi away
• North Coalville
  6.7 mi away
• Narracan
  7.3 mi away
• Maryvale
  8.2 mi away
• Darlimurla
  9.4 mi away
• Yallourn North
  9.6 mi away · pop. 1,107
• Westbury
  11.6 mi away
• Loy Yang
  12.4 mi away
• Callignee
  12.7 mi away
• Glengarry
  16.8 mi away · pop. 703

Browse all places in Victoria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hazelwood

Hazelwood Power Station

State Electricity Commission of Victoria. · 1971

The quest of Jack Hazelwood

Andrews, Marion Mrs. · 1891

Study Guide The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

SuperSummary · 2018

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-09-12

Apertochrysa edwardsi

Apertochrysa edwardsi

Seen 2026-09-12

Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

Seen 2026-09-12

Hirsute Wombat

Vombatus ursinus hirsutus

Seen 2026-09-11

Australian King Parrot

Alisterus scapularis

Seen 2026-09-11

Eastern Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus

Seen 2026-09-11

Mayfly orchid

Acianthus caudatus

Seen 2026-09-11

Spotted Ground Swift Spider

Nyssus coloripes

Seen 2026-09-11

Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers