Reactions to taser use tempered
The continued use of tasers by Victoria Police has been debated in an online forum by Express readers after a recent use of the device in Sydney resulted in a fatality.
Valley boom prediction
THE next decade could see the Latrobe Valley face the same boom conditions as Australia's northern states if current State Government coal allocation plans for the region are embraced by the market.
Clean-coal debate intensifies
DEBATE about the viability of much-touted clean coal technologies has intensified this week amid news of a coal allocation strategy for the Latrobe Valley.
‘Huge resource not to be ignored’
LATROBE City Council has welcomed this week's news that tenders will be thrown open shortly for expanded use of the Latrobe Valley's brown coal reserves but wants to ensure its future use is "value-added here".
Mass protests on cards
The Latrobe Valley could become the site of more industrial action if the State Government fails to keep its promise, an education union representative has warned.
School denies restructure was planned
LAVALLA Catholic College's top administrative head has denied claims that plans to readjust its Newborough campus structure were crafted years ago.
Verdict offers little solace
THREE years on from Churchill's Black Saturday fires, accused arsonist Brendan Sokaluk was convicted, but the verdict brings little solace to the families of the bushfire victims, according to a grieving parent.
Jury hands down guilty verdict to Black Saturday Churchill arsonist
A FORMER Country Fire Authority volunteer has been convicted of deliberately lighting a bushfire on Black Saturday that claimed the lives of 10 people in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.
Traralgon girls take on Kokoda Trek
TWO Traralgon netballers could not be more out of place in the dense Papua New Guinean jungle, but Rebecca Crick and Kate Duxbury are counting on their gung-ho attitudes to carry them through.
It really was ‘One Perfect Day’
The Lyrebird Arts Council's 'One Perfect Day' concert certainly lived up to its name.
Entering a new world of health
THE brave new world of electronic health, and what it means for Gippsland, was explored at a major forum at Monash University Gippsland this week.
Wiggles come to Morwell
AUSTRALIA'S premier children's entertainment troupe The Wiggles are bringing their vibrant routine to Morwell.
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The day Morwell East marched the flag home
FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
PAST players from Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s last senior flag gathered at the weekend during the Hawks home bout against Foster.
The...
