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New chapter is cooking

The old home of Joe's Pizzeria is ready for its next legacy after a devastating fire gutted the building last year.

Community rejoices as servo gets thumbs down

The Yarragon community has chalked up a huge win in its fight to oppose the construction of a large service station on the Princes Highway, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal this week rejected the developer's application for a second time.

No bail for Guillerme

The Moe woman charged with the murder of Newborough man Jarrad Lovison is in a "very sensitive, traumatic state", a court was told.

Crossing call

Latrobe City councillors have called for a report assessing the need to overhaul the region's school crossings after ongoing safety concerns have been raised by several school communities.

Another go at bringing down Hazelwood boiler house 4

Demolition contractors will have another crack at demolishing what remains of Hazelwood boiler house 4 next week in a controlled explosive collapse, pending weather conditions.

Purr-fection: Cheers to Binx, the cat who won a dog show

You can't teach an old dog new tricks, or so the saying goes. But no such phrase exists with reference to felines, and one senior cat from Trafalgar has proved the opposite may in fact apply for his species.

Silo falls off truck in Moe

A silo has rolled off a truck in Moe this morning, bringing traffic to a grinding halt along the Princes Freeway and surrounding arterials.

Helping hands

Traralgon's Steve Mitchell was looking forward to an overseas holiday with his wife this year when everything they planned came to a screeching halt because of coronavirus.

Study to assess risks of pit lake

Federation University researchers are looking into the long-term rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley's mines and any risks associated with using water to create full pit lakes.

Study shows 80 per cent of Valley homes contain asbestos

A study measuring the volume of asbestos in residential dwellings across three local government areas in Gippsland, the first of its kind developed in Australia, has found that 80 per cent of homes built in the Latrobe Valley prior to 1990 were likely to contain the cancer-causing substance.

Home is where the art is

After nearly 23 years stationed at its old railway rooms the Traralgon & District Art Society is on the move.

Extra services on the rails

The Gippsland Line will see 22 extra services every week in the state government's train timetable redesign.

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