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Police Beat: Attempted ATM theft

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Attempted ATM theft LATROBE Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted theft of an ATM in Churchill last Thursday (February...

Rates cut, Westpac Traralgon to close for refurbishment works

By TOM HAYES   THE Reserve Bank board officially cut rates by 25 basis points last week, from 4.35 per cent down to 4.10 per cent,...

Regional issues heard in Canberra

By LIAM DURKIN   LATROBE City Mayor, Dale Harriman, deputy mayor, Sharon Gibson and Latrobe City Chief Executive, Steve Piasente took the region’s priorities to Canberra...

Mill lockout comes to an end

STAFF WRITERS   THE 30 day lockout of more than 300 pulp and paper workers by Nippon Paper's Opal at Maryvale is over, after workers voted...

Police Beat: School supplies stolen

Police Beat with Katrina Brandon   School supplies stolen IN the early hours of Sunday, February 9, a trailer, barbecue and two gazebos were allegedly taken from...

Big four agree to stay

By TOM HAYES   NO regional bank branches will close before July 2027, after the big four banks struck a deal with the federal government. NAB agreed...

Roads an international embarrassment: O’Brien

STAFF WRITERS   WHEN the Chinese government and undertakers are warning about the state of Victoria's roads, it is clear we have a major problem. That's according...

Bail laws under review

By TOM HAYES   VICTORIAN Premier Jacinta Allan is facing backlash after her decision to order an immediate review of the state's current bail settings and...

Victorian Goldfields, Walhalla closer to World Heritage nod

STAFF WRITERS   WALHALLA has been included among a list of six key areas in regional Victoria recognised for their significance in the Victorian Goldrush era. The...

Mill workers take fight to Opal’s city headquarters

By KATRINA BRANDON   BRINGING in more support and more action, the Maryvale Mill workers and union groups have made a move against Opal’s actions. On February...

Syringes found in Morwell playground

By TOM HAYES   A SHOCKING number of syringes were found at a playground in Morwell, sparking concern for families in the area. The needles appeared to...

Train collision in Kilmany

By STAFF WRITERS   POLICE are at the scene of a collision in Kilmany on February 11. Officers were told a trailer carrying an excavator, being towed...

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Deja vu for Morwell East, denied by North Gippsland

FOOTBALL/NETBALL By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   IN Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s latest attempt to join North Gippsland Football-Netball League from Mid Gippsland FNL, the Hawks have again failed...