Seven Years On: Latrobe Still Struggling Post-Hazelwood Shutdown

Latrobe City Council’s mayor, Dale Harriman, said many workers were still unable to find a stable job seven years after Hazelwood Power Station shut down.

Workers hang their hard hats on the fence outside of the Hazelwood Power Station in Hazelwood, Australia, on March 31, 2017. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Seven years after the closure of one of the town’s largest employers, local Latrobe City Mayor Dale Harriman says government support has been exhausted, and the regional centre is still grappling with unemployment and a sluggish economy.

The City of Latrobe is home to over 70,000 residents and is located 150 kilometres east of Melbourne