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Gas should be the go: Davey

By PHILIP HOPKINS   A LATROBE Valley expert has urged the gasification of the region's brown coal to produce Australia's fuel and fertiliser supplies, which are...

Sheargold booking called out in light of endo clinic opening

By AIDAN KNIGHT   ONE in every seven women under the age of 44 is diagnosed with endometriosis in Australia. Treatment is complex because symptoms vary widely...

Valley welcomes magical experience

By AIDAN KNIGHT   COSENTINO is a name synonymous with magic in Australia. The iconic illusionist has been making waves since his big break on Australia's Got...

Chester now the Shadow Minister for Ag, Fisheries and Forestry

STAFF WRITERS   ELEVATING the issue of food and fibre security to a matter of national importance will be the primary focus of new Shadow Minister...

Hazelwood legacy and lessons enshrined on screen

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   THE inaugural Gippsland International Film Festival honoured a documentary short film close to home. After The Smoke directed by Latrobe Valley filmmaker Josie...

From the archives with Aidan Knight

50 years ago The Express, March 36, 1976 On the bounce TWO Americans teaching at Traralgon Technical School are attempting to break the world trampolining record -...

Chester is the Nats’ new deputy leader

By DAVID BRAITHWAITE   FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said he was "incredibly honoured" to have been elected deputy leader of the Nationals. Mr Chester and...

Another year, another NAPLAN debacle

By PEACE IJIYERA   LAST Wednesday marked the beginning of NAPLAN testing for around 1.4 million year three, five, seven and nine students nationwide. On the first...

Cr Lund steps down, leaving council one short

By AIDAN KNIGHT   MORWELL River Ward has been left without representation, after councillor Tracie Lund resigned publicly on Monday morning (March 16). Cr Lund's five-year term...

Fuel prices still high, servos running dry

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   WHILE fuel prices continue to soar, everything surrounding it has begun to spiral. Latrobe Valley locals highlighted an abundance of incidents last week...

Goalpost shift but focus doesn’t for health assembly

By AIDAN KNIGHT   AFTER a year of uncertainty, the Latrobe Health Assembly is back for 2026. In June 2025, the Latrobe Health Assembly Board, born from...

The Commonwealth Games’ legacy: What we got versus what we could’ve had

By LIAM DURKIN   AS Oleg Markov said as he walked into Collingwood’s Mad Monday in 2023: “What could’ve been, we’ll never know”. While Markov celebrated a Magpies...

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Morwell by-election confirmed

LATROBE City Council will soon seek candidates for the Morwell River Ward following the resignation of Tracie Lund. The Victorian Electoral Commission announced today, April...