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State of Emergency extended in Victoria

Victoria's State of Emergency was extended for another nine months

What’s doing with the electric vehicle factory?

Local Members of Parliament want the state government to own up to the status of a promised electric vehicle factory in Morwell which was going to provide 500 local jobs.

Premier announces latest changes to restrictions

Premier Daniel Andrews has today announced the latest easing of restrictions across Victoria.

Legal avenue not Latrobe City’s path

Closed meeting ends in Latrobe City councillor voting against judicial review

Two more Morwell men charged with murder following fatal assault

Two more men were arrested today following a fatal assault of a Churchill man, 19, in Morwell on Saturday.

Poke in the eye for news

The Latrobe Valley Express is remaining to be vital source for local news, despite last Thursday's discovery that Facebook banned news outlets from publishing stories on its platform in Australia.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Residents at aged care homes across the country will today be among the first to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Chimneys come crashing down

Two booms echoed through the Latrobe Valley on Saturday morning, as the last two chimneys at the former Morwell Power Station collapsed.

Man dies following Morwell assault

A Morwell man was charged with murder following a fatal assault in Morwell in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Former Morwell Power Station chimneys to fall

The two remaining chimneys at the former Morwell Power Station are planned to come down on Saturday morning as part of the Energy Brix Australia demolition project.

Spud harvest time in Thorpdale

LIKE Christmas, some things come around every year, and in Thorpdale, it is the spud harvest.

Valentine’s Day still a winner

Florists were scrambling to change plans just two days before the most romantic day of the year when the state was forced into the sudden lockdown on Friday afternoon.

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