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Timber turning the circular economy

PHILIP HOPKINS     ‘FROM paddock to plate’, a key agriculture policy goal, does not even begin to describe the ground-breaking private forestry business that is being...

Gippsland firewood thieves fined

TWO Gippsland men who travelled almost 300 kilometres to illegally cut down trees in a state forest near Bendigo have each been fined $11,000. The...

O’Ryan facing multiple charges

By KATRINA BRANDON     PETER O’Ryan, the man arrested following an alleged axe or tomahawk attack in Tyers on Saturday, September 5, was called to appear...

You won’t be working in casual clothes just yet

By DAVID BRAITHWAITE     THE state government's plan to legislate work from home rights for employees may not come to fruition. The Labor government's amended bill was...

Crime stance in line with community expectations

By KATRINA BRANDON     DO the crime, do the time. Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has announced that the Nationals and Liberals in government will restore confidence...

Play on at Yinnar South Primary School

By PEACE IJIYERA     TWO federally funded playgrounds were officially opened at Yinnar South Primary School earlier this month. Federal Labor Senator for Victoria, Raff Ciccone, joined...

Nearly 10 per cent of hospitalisations are avoidable

A NEW paper from Gippsland Primary Health Network (Gippsland PHN) highlights the scale and cost of potentially preventable hospitalisations in Gippsland and opportunities to...

Traf scouts ensuring no one misses out

By PEACE IJIYERA     1ST TRAFALGAR Scout Group recently raised more than $600 for their Cubs (ages eight to 11) to go on Cuboree Camp during...

All sides agree: proper investment needed to fix rocky roads

By DAVID BRAITHWAITE   THE Victorian Auditor-General's Office has confirmed what many people already know - our roads need to be fixed. The Auditor-General's Maintaining State Roads...

Archives with Katrina Brandon

50 years ago The Express, September 15, 1976 Thanks to council   IT isn't every day that Morwell shire council gets a thank you. But it did last week,...

Showcasing Latrobe City from a different lens

By PEACE IJIYERA   OPEN House Melbourne has partnered with Latrobe City Council to give locals the opportunity to explore the places that seem out of...

Strong uptake for first-home buyers scheme in Gippsland

By STEFAN BRADLEY   MORE than 600 Gippslanders have taken advantage of the federal government's expanded five per cent Deposit Scheme for first home buyers, new...

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Fighting fury on the way to flag

NETBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE By LIAM DURKIN   A PREMIERSHIP went back to Tigerland at the weekend. Morwell Football-Netball Club won the Gippsland League C Grade title, defeating Traralgon in...