Locals band together to clean creek
By KATRINA BRANDON
COOPERS Creek locals have been left disgusted after campers left a trail of destruction.
Photos emerged online in the days following the new...
Faulty fencing at the centre of drowning incident
Warning: the following story deals with the death of a child.
Reader discretion is advised.
By KATRINA BRANDON
AFTER 11 days in an induced coma, four-year-old Ivy...
Deposit scheme depot expands to Moe
By TOM HAYES
LATROBE Valley Enterprises (LVE) officially opened its newest Container Deposit Scheme depot in Moe earlier this week.
Located at 40 Bell Street, Moe,...
Local health networks forged, services won’t be compromised
By LIAM DURKIN
LATROBE Regional Health Chief Executive, Don McRae has moved to reassure health services will not be compromised following the state government's announcement...
Locked out
STAFF WRITERS
OPAL is currently engaged in Enterprise Agreement discussions with more than 300 Maryvale Mill production team members and the CFMEU.
The current production agreement...
Police Beat: Fatal Jacob Creek motorcycle crash
Police Beat with Katrina Brandon
Fatal Jacob Creek motorcycle crash
ON Saturday, January 18, emergency services were called to Tyers-Walhalla Road, where it is believed a...
France’s timber lesson
By PHILIP HOPKINS
ON the first anniversary of the state government’s closure of Gippsland’s native forest industry, France’s rebuilt historic Notre-Dame Cathedral has been completed...
New NEPT reforms to help patients
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THE state government will introduce a range of reforms to Victoria's non-emergency patient transport (NEPT) sector.
The government has said the reforms will ensure...
Bridging gaps for mental health services
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INDEPENDENT candidate for Monash, Deb Leonard is advocating for improved mental health services and suicide prevention strategies in the region, following many conversations...
Business ownership preferred to first home
By KIANA BROOKS-AMOR
SEVERAL young people across Victoria are choosing to start a business before buying a home.
In Latrobe Valley, 29-year-old Carly Burdett and Judah...
Local CFA fighting fire at Grampians
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
STRIKE teams from local CFA districts headed to western Victoria to help contain the prolonged Halls Gap and Grampians National Park bushfire...
Increased demand for Victorian social housing
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MORE than 2200 new applications for social housing across Victoria were made in just three months, according to new government data.
Homes Victoria's latest...
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Machete ban sweeps Victoria
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THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes.
Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28.
Premier Jacinta Allan...
