Truckie says ‘fatality is waiting to happen’
A Mirboo East truckie fears parts of the Grand Ridge Road are a "fatality waiting to happen" with B-double drivers being forced onto the wrong side of the road due to inaction on low-hanging trees.
Victoria will enter Stage 4 restrictions tonight
Victoria will go to Stage 4 restrictions at 11.59pm tonight, Premier Daniel Andrews announced this afternoon.
Sharing important stories
The tales of Gippsland's dark past are some of the stories in a new interactive website launched to share the voices from Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians.
Sophie’s balancing act
The Ballarat Cycle Classic will look a little bit different for unicyclist Sophie Fontaine.
Stoush erupts over paper use
Commonwealth departments ditched Australian-made copy paper manufactured from the Maryvale mill in favour of imported paper at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a Senate hearing revealed.
Signing off
Another piece of Latrobe Valley history was taken away on Tuesday when the red Hazelwood sign came off the side of the former power station boiler house.
Latrobe City seeks legal advice over plant approval
Latrobe City Council is seeking advice on the possibility of taking legal action into the Ministerial approval of the Hazelwood North used lead battery recycling plant.
Severe weather warning issued for the Latrobe Valley
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds and heavy rainfall across more than half of Victoria, including the Latrobe Valley.
Key milestone
The world first HESC pilot plant reached a major milestone this week when the project began successfully producing hydrogen from Latrobe Valley brown coal.
Locals take lead smelter concerns to Parliament
More than 50 people turned up to the steps of state parliament this afternoon to protest against Chunxing's proposed battery recycling plant in Hazelwood North.
Firearms, drugs and explosive materials seized in Newborough
Detectives from the Echo Taskforce seized three illicit firearms, drugs and explosive materials in Newborough on Wednesday.
LRH planning in place ahead of vaccine rollout
Latrobe Regional Hospital has made plans for the imminent arrival of the first COVID vaccines into the Latrobe Valley.
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Student-led clinic aims to boost allied health services
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FEDERATION University Australia is boosting allied health services in Gippsland while giving students critical hands-on training, with the opening of its community wellness...
