Peak body urges PM to act on tobacco
By AIDAN KNIGHT
FOLLOWING new economic modelling, the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has urged the Prime Minister to reassess the country's tobacco excise.
Tobacco...
Wholesale price down, for now
By PHILIP HOPKINS
VICTORIA has recorded the lowest wholesale power prices in Australia, according to the state government, but Origin Energy maintains the cost of...
Enough with hoon motorbikes
By PEACE IJIYERA
AT around 9pm most weekends, Morwell resident Dave Lethborg says you can almost guarantee you'll hear the sound of motorbikes howling through...
Lynn applies for bail
By AIDAN KNIGHT
FORMER Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn, the man at the centre of the alleged High Country Killings in 2020, has applied for bail...
Local brewer gains high beer cheers
By AIDAN KNIGHT
GOOD Land Brewing has quickly become an iconic staple of Gippsland since its doors first opened five years ago, and a recent...
BESS won’t harm environment, company assures
By PEACE IJIYERA
THE Latrobe Valley might be home to another battery energy storage systems (BESS) after a project proposed by European Energy entered the...
CFMEU, state government put on high alert
By LIAM DURKIN
ABSOLUTE power corrupts absolutely.
Pressure is mounting on the state government in the wake of widespread corruption allegations on CFMEU Big Build sites.
A...
Fire incidents spread across Latrobe Valley
Fire Watch with Katrina Brandon
Matthew’s Quarry bushfire
A COLUMN of smoke on the Tyers-Walhalla Road appeared Tuesday, February 17, leading authorities up the hill.
The bushfire...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, February 25, 1976
Double the charge on bottles: Shire
MORWELL Shire Council will press for the deposit on soft drink bottles to...
Warning as storm is set for tomorrow
After storms hit parts of Victoria with heavy rain on Sunday, more severe weather is expected on Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
The Victoria State Emergency...
Rails delayed due to freight train fault
The Gippsland line is experiencing another major delay, as services have been halted for the past hour due to a freight train fault at Caulfield.
V/line anticipates...
Yallourn Open Cut Fire 100 years
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE Black Sunday bushfires during the 1925-26 fire season devastated the Gippsland community and surrounding regions.
More so, today - Wednesday, February 18...
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White back on national duty
BASKETBALL
FIBA
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
TRARALGON'S Jack White makes his first appearance for Australia in 2026 tomorrow (Thursday, February 26) with the Boomers' tour of Guam and...
