Vale John Mulligan, champion of the bush
OBITUARY
By JOHN CAMERON and DAVID PACKHAM OAM
THE passing of John Mulligan on April 22, 2026 is with much regret.
He was 94.
John was a dedicated...
Trafalgar is home to living WW2 veteran
STAFF WRITERS
FRANK Waterton joined the Air Training Corps six weeks before turning 18, and went on to serve with the Royal Australian Air Force...
Latrobe Valley united for Anzac Day
By AIDAN KNIGHT, BLAKE METCALF-HOLT, KATRINA BRANDON, LIAM DURKIN and PEACE IJIYERA
LATROBE Valley residents gathered for Anzac Day services across the region, paying their...
Archives with Aidan Knight
-50 years ago
The Express, April 30, 1976
Centre opens soon
Sport Minister, Mr Dixon, will officially open the first stage of the Moe Indoor Recreation Centre,...
Nationals want answers on Yallourn
STAFF WRITERS
MEMBER for Morwell Martin Cameron has written to Energy Australia Managing Director, Mark Collette, requesting a meeting.
In correspondence seen by the Express, Mr...
Insight: how sovereign citizens tick
By AIDAN KNIGHT
IN light of the recent capture and killing of Dezi Freeman, experts are warning the sovereign citizen agenda could make regional Victorian...
Back to the future, Shing announced as water minister again
By DAVID BRAITHWAITE
MEMBER for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing is now Victoria's Health Minister, following a reshuffle of the state government cabinet.
Premier Jacinta Allan announced...
Travel might be free, but customers are paying in time
By AIDAN KNIGHT
THE state government announced over the weekend the extension of free PTV across the state, as well as half-price fares for the...
Devil in the detail of timber report
By PHILIP HOPKINS
AN independent report by the Auditor General on the closure of Victoria's native forest industry has found that despite budgeting $1.5 billion...
Industrial fires breaks out
By KATRINA BRANDON and LIAM DURKIN
AN Industrial fire broke out last Sunday morning (April 19) in Moe.
The fire started around 5.30am at a property...
Monkey business: Churchill research lab in the crosshairs
By AIDAN KNIGHT
A MONASH University, Churchill facility has come under fire, following a Legislative Council motion for greater transparency of its operations.
In the early...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, April 23, 1976
School leavers unemployed
up 83%
Unemployment in the Latrobe Valley has jumped. Last year at this time, there were 1180...




















