Gippsland is a geographically large and diverse area of Victoria, Australia. The population of around 250,000 people is spread across an area about the same size, in square kilometres, as the Netherlands.
Latrobe City, which includes much of the Latrobe Valley, is the third largest regional centre in Victoria, while the West Gippsland towns of Warragul and Drouin are growing fast, not least due to their proximity to Melbourne. The South Gippsland area is renowned for its rolling green hills and beautiful coastline, including Wilsons Prom.
The diversity of Gippsland is what sets it apart and provides fertile ground for medical education. The range of industry is wide with Gippsland being home to vast power generation operations which provide about 90 percent of Victoria's electricity. It also produces 75 percent of Victoria's gas production and a large proportion of its oil from the Gippsland Basin. Other major industry sectors include agriculture, incorporating dairy, beef and sheep farming, horticulture, fishing, timber, pulp and paper production and tourism.
This range of industries requires diverse medical skills, which means those studying medicine at the Gippsland Regional Clinical School are involved in a wide range of clinical experiences.
Gippsland offers many recreational and leisure activities with snowfields, beaches and the Gippsland Lakes close by and a wide range of sporting and recreational facilities.
