Lang Lang, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Lang Lang
state = vic

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caption =
lga = Shire of Cardinia
postcode = 3984
pop = 1,501 (2006)
est =
elevation= 2
stategov = Bass
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 83
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 37
location2= Cranbourne

Lang Lang is a town on the eastern coast of Western Port just off the South Gippsland Highway near its intersection with the Bass Highway in the Shire of Cardinia, convert|83|km|mi|0|lk=on south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Lang Lang had a population of 1,501Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25967
name = Lang Lang (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-15
quick=on] .

The village is on the Lang Lang river and is the centre of the largest asparagus growing region in the southern hemisphere, and also caters to beef and dairy farming.

History

Lang Lang was formerly known as Carrington, after Lord Carrington. The Aboriginal name "Lang Lang" means "Clump of Trees".

The Post Office opened on 20 May 1878. In 1991 after the arrival of the railway it was renamed Lang Lang West and a new Lang Lang office was opened near the station. A Post Office Lang Lang East opened in 1885 but was replaced by Nyora in 1890, again near the station.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

The town today

General Motors Holden operates the Lang Lang Vehicle Proving Ground, a vehicle development, durability testing, safety test centre and exhaust emission facility, located on the South Gippsland Highway near Lang Lang.

A rodeo has been held regularly at Lang Lang on Easter Monday since the 1940s.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Lang Lang | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Lang_Lang.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

ee also

Lang Lang railway station

References

External links

* [http://www.langlang.net/ Lang Lang Township] .
* [http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/jsp/environmentcommunity/environmentcommunity.jsp?link=holdenenvironment&heading=facilities&topic=holden_proving_ground&id= Holden Proving Ground Lang Lang - Company website]