Description

The Yallourn Production Centre is the only intact building in Australia where Sir John Monash worked at length after the First World War. Built in 1922 in Academic Classical style and designed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, the building housed Monash's office on its upper floor. On 15 June 1924, the first permanent electricity generated from brown coal reached Melbourne from this site, delivering Victoria the cheapest electricity in the world for seven decades.

The Eden of the East Foundation is currently working to develop the Sir John Monash Museum within the building, telling Monash's complete story: his engineering brilliance, battlefield leadership, post-war industrial vision, and Jewish faith as the animating values underpinning every dimension of his life.

The building is currently already active as a community anchor and heritage education hub, and hosts regular public programs, coffee and guided heritage tours.

What's On

Visit Yallourn Production Centre for guided tours of heritage spaces and Sir John Monash's office. Visitors will learn about the 1924 electricity transmission breakthrough, Monash's engineering vision, the building's architectural significance, and connections to education, public art, and memorial sites across the region. The adjacent Yallourn Botanic Garden will also be accessible.

There will be various short videos and other displays throughout the building and grounds.

Children's Activities

Join for some family-friendly, hands-on heritage learning. Children can explore heritage and engineering through interactive LEGO building and displays. LEGO Addicts Anonymous will run activity stations where young visitors can construct, create, and discover connections between play, design, and the innovation that built the Latrobe Valley.