Longford, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

Longford
Victoria

Longford

Coordinates| 38°09′51″S 147°05′13″E﻿ / ﻿38.16417°S 147.08694°E﻿ / -38.16417; 147.08694
Population| 1,489 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 3851
Elevation| 45 m (148 ft)
Location|

* 216 km (134 mi) E of Melbourne
* 13 km (8 mi) S of Sale

LGA(s)| Shire of Wellington
County| Buln Buln
State electorate(s)| Gippsland South
Federal division(s)| Gippsland

Longford is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Longford and the surrounding area had a population of 1,489.[1]

It was named Longford because of the long ford across the rivers to get into Sale.[citation needed]

It is located at the junction of the South Gippsland Highway and the Longford-Rosedale Road, next to the Latrobe River. A new bridge over the floodprone Latrobe River was completed in 2006, replacing the historic swinging bridge. The road approach to the Sale Swing Bridge was prone to flooding, cutting the road to Sale, Victoria.

## ExxonMobil plant

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In the town centre

See also: Energy in Victoria

Oil and natural gas were discovered in the Bass Strait in 1965. Nearby Sale experienced a boom period when it became the service and residential base of the Esso-BHP oil and gas exploration and development program. The unprocessed oil and gas are pumped through 700 kilometres (430 mi) of undersea pipes to Longford. Here the hydrocarbons are removed and used to produce LPG, commercial-grade natural gas, and stabilised oil. The gas is piped to Melbourne and the Victorian gas grid and up to New South Wales via the Eastern gas pipeline with a branch running under Bass Strait to Tasmania and the oil to Westernport Bay and thence to Geelong and Altona from where it is shipped interstate and overseas.[citation needed]

In September 1998, a large fire at the oil and natural gas processing plant was responsible for an almost complete shutdown of Victoria's natural gas supply for weeks thereafter. At 12:25pm on 25 September 1998, heat exchanger GP905 cracked and failed catastrophically, instantly killing two people. A royal commission subsequently found that Esso breached health and safety rules, and was responsible for the explosion.[citation needed]

### Chemical spill in water

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PFAS chemicals were found in groundwater at Esso's plant by EPA Victoria in 2017.[2] These chemicals are known to be linked to cancer in people and animals and had an impact on local agriculture and livestock operations and sale.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Longford (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. ^ Field, Emma (23 March 2017). "Esso Longford plant: Potentially toxic chemical found in dam and groundwater". The Weekly Times.
3. ^ Cuthbertson, Debbie (22 June 2018). "Toxic fears: Farmers warned not to eat the beef they sell". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

3\. Glimpses of Longford by Deanna Gunning (2010)

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Localities in the Shire of Wellington

Town|

* Alberton
* Boisdale
* Briagolong
* Carrajung
* Coongulla
* Cowwarr^
* Dargo^
* Glengarry^
* Glenmaggie
* Golden Beach
* Gormandale
* Heyfield
* Loch Sport
* Longford
* Maffra
* McLoughlins Beach
* Munro
* Newry
* Paradise Beach
* Port Albert
* Rosedale
* Sale
* Seaspray
* Stratford
* Tinamba
* Toongabbie^
* Walhalla^
* Woodside
* Wurruk
* Yarram

Locality|

* Airly
* Alberton West
* Arbuckle
* Balook^
* Billabong
* Binginwarri^
* Blackwarry
* Budgee Budgee
* Bundalaguah
* Buragwonduc
* Bushy Park
* Callignee North
* Callignee South
* Calrossie
* Carrajung Lower
* Carrajung South
* Clydebank
* Cobains
* Cowa
* Crookayan
* Crooked River
* Darriman
* Dawson
* Denison
* Devon North
* Dutson
* Dutson Downs
* East Sale
* Fernbank^
* Flamingo Beach
* Flynn^
* Flynns Creek^
* Fulham
* Gelliondale
* Giffard
* Giffard West
* Gillum
* Glenfalloch
* Glomar Beach
* Grand Ridge^
* Hawkhurst
* Hedley^
* Hiamdale
* Hiawatha
* Hollands Landing
* Howitt Plains
* Hunterston
* Jack River
* Kilmany
* Koorool
* Lake Wellington
* Langsborough
* Licola
* Licola North
* Llowalong
* Macks Creek
* Madalya
* Maffra West Upper
* Manns Beach
* Meerlieu
* Miowera
* Monomak
* Montgomery
* Moornapa
* Moroka
* Myrtlebank
* Nambrok
* Nap Nap Marra
* Ocean Grange^
* Pearsondale
* Perry Bridge
* Reynard^
* Riverslea
* Robertsons Beach
* Sargood
* Seacombe
* Seaton
* Snake Island
* Staceys Bridge
* Stockdale
* Stradbroke
* Tamboritha
* Tarra Valley
* Tarraville
* The Heart
* The Honeysuckles
* Tinamba West
* Toolome
* Valencia Creek
* Walhalla East
* Willung
* Willung South
* Winnindoo
* Won Wron
* Wongungarra^
* Wonyip
* Woodside Beach
* Woodside North
* Woolenook
* Worrowing
* Wrathung
* Wrixon
* Yangoura

^ \- Territory divided with another LGA

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Towns of Gippsland

Central Gippsland|

* Boisdale
* Briagolong
* Coongulla
* Cowwarr
* Fernbank
* Glengarry
* Gormandale
* Heyfield
* Hollands Landing
* Licola
* Loch Sport
* Longford
* Maffra
* Munro
* Newry
* Rosedale
* Sale
* Seaspray
* Stratford
* Tinamba
* Toongabbie
* Woodside
* Woodside Beach

East Gippsland|

* Anglers Rest
* Bairnsdale
* Bellbird Creek
* Bemm River
* Benambra
* Bendoc
* Buchan
* Buchan South
* Bruthen
* Cabbage Tree Creek
* Cann River
* Cape Conran
* Cassilis
* Club Terrace
* Dargo
* Deddick
* Dinner Plain
* Eagle Point
* Ensay
* Gelantipy
* Genoa
* Johnsonville
* Lakes Entrance
* Lake Tyers Beach
* Lindenow
* Mallacoota
* Marlo
* Metung
* Mossiface
* Mount Hotham
* Nicholson
* Nowa Nowa
* Nungurner
* Omeo
* Orbost
* Paynesville
* Raymond Island
* Swan Reach
* Swifts Creek
* Tambo Crossing
* Tambo Upper
* Twin Rivers
* W Tree
* Woodglen
* Wulgulmerang

Latrobe Valley|

* Boolarra
* Churchill
* Erica
* Glengarry
* Hazelwood North
* Moe
* Morwell
* Newborough
* Rawson
* Thorpdale
* Traralgon
* Tyers
* Walhalla
* Yallourn North
* Yinnar
* Yinnar South

South Gippsland|

* Alberton
* Allambee
* Arawata
* Bena
* Berrys Creek
* Buffalo
* Dalyston
* Darby River
* Dumbalk
* Fish Creek
* Foster
* Inverloch
* Kardella
* Kilcunda
* Koonwarra
* Kongwak
* Korumburra
* Leongatha
* Loch
* Meeniyan
* Mirboo North
* Nyora
* Poowong
* Port Albert
* Port Franklin
* Port Welshpool
* Ruby
* Sandy Point
* San Remo
* Stony Creek
* Strzelecki
* Tarwin Lower
* Tidal River
* Toora
* Trida
* Venus Bay
* Walkerville
* Waratah Bay
* Welshpool
* Wonthaggi
* Yanakie
* Yarram

West Gippsland|

* Athlone
* Bona Vista
* Brandy Creek
* Buln Buln
* Bunyip
* Cloverlea
* Crossover
* Darnum
* Drouin
* Ellinbank
* Erica
* Gainsborough
* Garfield
* Iona
* Jindivick
* Labertouche
* Lardner
* Lillico
* Longwarry
* Maryknoll
* Modella
* Nar Nar Goon
* Narracan
* Neerim
* Neerim North
* Neerim South
* Nilma
* Noojee
* Rawson
* Ripplebrook
* Rokeby
* Shady Creek
* Tarago
* Tonimbuk
* Trafalgar
* Tynong
* Warragul
* Walhalla
* Yarragon

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel

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