50 years ago

The Express, March 12, 1976

Stadium’s good,

but the floor’s rotten

THE floor in Traralgon Table Tennis Stadium, built three years ago, is rotting. The City Council has had the CSIRO check the rot and will start work immediately. Council yesterday estimated the cost of repairs at no more than $4000. The CSIRO report was read to Council at a meeting on Tuesday night, recommending Council remove and burn all affected timber, treat brickwork, stumps, and remaining timber with preservative, as well as barrier protect the floor and drains which are prone to leak. The stadium was built by a local contractor and officially opened in November 1972. City Engineer, Mr Cooper, was unavailable for comment. However, a Council spokesman said he didn’t think the rot was caused by bad planning, more a “combination of different events plus some bad luck”. The land where the table tennis stadium now stands is on a flood plain.

30 years ago

The Express, March 12, 1996

Police warning Traralgon new crossing

TRARALGON police are warning both motorists and pedestrians to take care when using the new pedestrian crossing on Franklin Street in Traralgon. Since the crossing was opened more than a week ago, police have received numerous reports of near misses, with both cars and people failing to give way when required. All vehicles must give way to pedestrians on crossing, but police advise those crossing the road must also avoid rushing out in front of cars, anticipating they will stop immediately. The new crossing is situated near the Traralgon Post Office on Franklin Street.

10 years ago

The Express, March 10, 2015

Kurnai bomb hoax

MORWELL police are investigating a bomb threat, found to be a hoax, at Kurnai College’s Bridle Road campus yesterday afternoon. Morwell police Acting Senior Sergeant Peter Shallard told The Express the school received a call from an unidentified person about 2pm. While the details of the call have not been released, ACt Snr Sgt Shallard confirmed it was related to a bomb threat. He said the grounds were searched by police, but nothing was found. Students were sent home, as it was “close enough to home time”. The investigation is ongoing.