Chester is the Nats’ new deputy leader
By DAVID BRAITHWAITE
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said he was "incredibly honoured" to have been elected deputy leader of the Nationals.
Mr Chester and...
Another year, another NAPLAN debacle
By PEACE IJIYERA
LAST Wednesday marked the beginning of NAPLAN testing for around 1.4 million year three, five, seven and nine students nationwide.
On the first...
Cr Lund steps down, leaving council one short
By AIDAN KNIGHT
MORWELL River Ward has been left without representation, after councillor Tracie Lund resigned publicly on Monday morning (March 16).
Cr Lund's five-year term...
Fuel prices still high, servos running dry
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
WHILE fuel prices continue to soar, everything surrounding it has begun to spiral.
Latrobe Valley locals highlighted an abundance of incidents last week...
Goalpost shift but focus doesn’t for health assembly
By AIDAN KNIGHT
AFTER a year of uncertainty, the Latrobe Health Assembly is back for 2026.
In June 2025, the Latrobe Health Assembly Board, born from...
The Commonwealth Games’ legacy: What we got versus what we could’ve had
By LIAM DURKIN
AS Oleg Markov said as he walked into Collingwood’s Mad Monday in 2023:
“What could’ve been, we’ll never know”.
While Markov celebrated a Magpies...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, March 19, 1976
Churchill hopes dashed
CHURCHILL Citizens Association, which has been trying to obtain a high-technical secondary school for the area...
Celebrating artistry and innovation
By LIAM DURKIN
FASHIONS on the field might be going to a whole new level this Spring.
Moe’s underrated, and equally undervalued, arts scene showcased another...
Morwell Scouts’ craft market well supported
By PEACE IJIYERA
ALL the artsy and crafty people in the Latrobe Valley flocked to the 1st Morwell Scouts Hall for the inaugural Craft-De-Stash sale.
The...
Health Workers Union accepts new pay deal
By STEFAN BRADLEY
NORMALCY has resumed at public hospitals across Victoria, after Health Workers Union (HWU) members voted to approve a new pay deal with...
Community college opens its doors
By PEACE IJIYERA
A NEW Community College Gippsland (CCG) campus has opened in Morwell.
Located on Hoyle Street, CCG aims to equip adults with educational and...
Addressing the homelessness crisis
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
A PETITION is being pushed by local charity GCS - Raising Awareness One Drive at a Time to see a homeless shelter...






















