Conveniently located within an hours drive of many popular tourist destinations, National Parks and Three Victorian Snowfields (some known, some best kept secrets), Trafalgar is an ideal launching off point for destinations such as Walhalla, Old Gippstown, Mt Baw Baw, Mt St Gwineer, Mt Erica, Blue Rock Lake, Hazelwood Pondage and many other interesting places.

Various accommodation is available, including cabins and lodges at Delhuntie Park, the local Hotel, Yarragon Tourist Village four minutes drive up the road, and several Bed and Breakfast style retreats on the mountain side that make ideal honeymoon locations.

Various other destinations located more than an hours drive also make Trafalgar an ideal stopping off point, with Canberra under five hours drive away, Lakes Entrance (Considered unofficially as the Gold Coast of Victoria) only 2-3 hours away, Phillip Island just under two hours and the historical Port Albert just over an hour and a half down the road.

Recent limited housing developments have also made Trafalgar a popular place with young couples, retirees, and holiday home buyers alike with many opportunities for comfortable sized housing in all price ranges.

Various events keep things vibrant, with the Local football club holding regular minor league matches, various events at Delhuntie Park, assorted festivals in the area including The Battle of Trafalgar, Equestrian Events, and the Trafalgar Rodeo keep things interesting through the year.

With a population of 2,200+, it serves a rich agricultural district built largely on dairy, beef cattle, potato growing and a range of other primary industries, including berry and venison farms and a small winery.

A significant proportion of the working population is employed in the nearby Latrobe Valley industrial area and the Warragul district to the east.

A regular train service and a divided highway to Melbourne makes daily commuting possible for a number of workers and students who live in the town.

Formerly the headquarters for the Shire of Narracan, Trafalgar now forms part of the Baw Baw Shire, and is the largest town in the Thomson Ward.

Trafalgar boasts a range of first class sporting facilities including an 18-hole golf course (rated as one of the best 20 in country Victoria), floodlit Australian football and cricket oval, netball, bowls, basketball, tennis, basketball and many other facilities.

Education facilities in the town are highly regarded, with a state secondary school a state primary school and a Catholic primary school.

The site of the town was determined by the position of the railway station. There is an inference that the railways department at the time may have named the town.

The town is named after Britain's Lord Nelson's final, fatal and most victorious, naval battle, when he led allied fleet which defeated French Navy off Cape Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

A neighboring town, Yarragon, was once called Waterloo.

It is recorded that:
"In May 1878 Robert Watson, Engineer in charge of the middle section
of the railway works, was investigating Lochs Creek, east of
Trafalgar, as a site for a station... but he did not care for it
because of the poor gradient... He wrote a memo to the Engineer in
Chief, "There is a more suitable site,
near Sunny Creek... 5 miles from Waterloo." In this way the site of
what was to become Trafalgar was chosen. The name taken from the great
sea battle of 1805 complemented Waterloo."
So Tall the Trees, a centenary history of the Southern Districts of the
Shire of Narracan by John Adams (p 72)

Trafalgar is believed to be the only town named after the famous battle, although there appear to be districts so named.

The TCDA would welcome hearing from anyone who knows of other towns, districts or schools named after the naval battle.