Moe, Victoria

Moe (/ˈmoʊi/ ⓘ MOH-ee)[3] is a town in the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

[citation needed] The town's name is believed to derive from a Kurnai (local Indigenous) word meaning "swamp land".

The small settlement on the Narracan Creek was a stopover en route to the Walhalla goldfields further north.

[citation needed] A major local industry is based around the brown coal deposits in the Latrobe Valley east of Moe and electricity generation.

The development plan includes a partial redevelopment of the Yallourn Golf Club which borders the estate to the north by Ogilvy-Clayton.

The final size of Monash Views development through to Haunted Hills Road may exceed 1,000 residences.

Another large-scale development is in final planning stage near Lake Narracan, a few kilometres from the Moe CBD.

The reserve is undergoing development and has recently had an upgrading of its facilities including an upgrade to the players facilities, preparation of the surrounds of the playing surface for spectator stands to be constructed, spectator terracing, new South Street entrance gate, upgraded scoreboard, and the development of a shared community facility called Moe P.L.A.C.E on the property borderline between the reserve and the adjacent South Street Primary School, far enough back from the eastern wing of the playing surface for a future spectator stand.

The facility is part of the Moe Southside Community Precinct and includes a sports hall with side music room and stage at its northern end, community facilities and an Early Learning Centre at its southern end.

The reserve is owned by government, administered by Latrobe City Council and has a permanently elliptical surface.

The reserve has been identified as a venue for Women's T20 cricket during the 2026 Commonwealth Games held across Victoria.

The reserve is named after Edward (Ted/Toby) Summerton (1917-1990) who served many years as both a Councillor and Mayor for the former City of Moe.

Olympic Park in Moe is located next to the outdoor swimming pool at the east end of Vale Street and is used for soccer.

It is the home ground for Moe United SC who play in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League.

The Victorian regional leagues are the eighth level of soccer in Victoria, and the ninth nationally.

The reconstruction works were carried out by local businesses and administered by Latrobe City Counci.

[10] The local leisure centre consists of a 25-metre, six-lane indoor heated pool, a unisex spa at one end of the complex and sauna at the other, gymnasium with both electronic and state-of-the-art pin-loaded equipment (including rowers, treadmills, exercise bikes and steppers), squash court, 400-metre all-weather athletics track and grass field with asphalt cycling track around the perimeter, night lighting for the athletics track and indoor sports halls featuring four full-sized indoor basketball courts that are utilised by local basketball, netball, volleyball and badminton associations.

The facility features 15 outdoor synpave courts with seven under lights for night tennis and a club house.

The V/Line rail line to the Latrobe Valley has recently been upgraded by the State Government of Victoria for fast-rail; future express services from Melbourne's CBD to the Latrobe Valley could cut the travel time to Moe to 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Moe Jazz Festival 2005
Moe Clock Tower
George Street, 2006
Lake Narracan
Moe, Victoria, 1883, Daniel Long [ State Library Victoria ]