Devil in the detail of timber report
By PHILIP HOPKINS
AN independent report by the Auditor General on the closure of Victoria's native forest industry has found that despite budgeting $1.5 billion...
Industrial fires breaks out
By KATRINA BRANDON and LIAM DURKIN
AN Industrial fire broke out last Sunday morning (April 19) in Moe.
The fire started around 5.30am at a property...
Monkey business: Churchill research lab in the crosshairs
By AIDAN KNIGHT
A MONASH University, Churchill facility has come under fire, following a Legislative Council motion for greater transparency of its operations.
In the early...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, April 23, 1976
School leavers unemployed
up 83%
Unemployment in the Latrobe Valley has jumped. Last year at this time, there were 1180...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, April 14, 1975
Thieves get $700 in jewellery
THIEVES entered the Boolarra Club Hotel on Saturday and then ransacked the bedroom of...
Momentum slowing for homes in Latrobe area
By STEFAN BRADLEY
HOME prices in the Latrobe-Gippsland area (SA4) are experiencing a slower rate of growth compared to the rest of regional Victoria, according...
Historic Bofors gun restored in Moe
By AIDAN KNIGHT
MOE residents will be very familiar with the iconic Bofors gun, which has been an unmissable part of Anzac Street since the...
Holden out for acknowledgement
By PEACE IJIYERA
THE saying goes, ‘disappointed, but not surprised’.
That’s how Bill Holden felt when the Trafalgar Holden Museum did not acknowledge the 100th anniversary...
Union legend commemorated
By KATRINA BRANDON
A TRAVELLER, a fighter and “just a country boy”, the late John Parker was a man of many means.
Last month, a book...
Council’s money belt tightens in advocacy
By AIDAN KNIGHT
LATROBE City Council has made the decision to cease several memberships within industry bodies.
Council claims a tightened budget and "more matured relationships"...
Let down by the system, Moe family at standstill with NDIS
By PEACE IJIYERA
WHEN Catherine and Martin van Niel first heard about a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) located in Moe in April last year, they...
Cruel candy shop break-in leaves business in doubt
By AIDAN KNIGHT AND LIAM DURKIN
A BELOVED local business has been forced to shut its doors indefinitely, after a senseless act of chaos left...
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Student-led clinic aims to boost allied health services
STAFF WRITERS
FEDERATION University Australia is boosting allied health services in Gippsland while giving students critical hands-on training, with the opening of its community wellness...
