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Moe among areas listed in severe weather warning

MOE features among the towns listed in the severe weather warning for damaging winds issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.

‘It really was an icon for the Valley’

Mary Ann Sammut worked at Hazelwood Power Station for eight years and was sad to see the "reminder of (her) achievements" gone from the skyline.

One hello leads to it all

James Dempsey was a fresh-faced 19-year-old when a neighbour he had never met stopped by while he was working on his brother's car.

Grounded: GippsAero staff to be cut

Latrobe Valley aircraft manufacturer GippsAero has confirmed it will cut a quarter of its staff by June 5 due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the aviation sector.

Demolition was felt far and wide

The Hazelwood chimney collapse created the equivalent of a magnitude one earthquake that was felt up to 200 kilometres away, according to seismologists.

Good marks on air quality report card

ENGIE reported "good results" from air quality and asbestos monitoring carried out in conjunction with Monday's Hazelwood chimney collapse.

John enjoys a journey of discovery

Giving away your dream car, your house and walking away from a successful job isn't what most people would do, but Perth man John Elliott did just that.

Mixed emotions after chimneys fall

There were a range of emotions as people from the Latrobe Valley and beyond witnessed the chimney demolition at the former Hazelwood Power Station on Monday.

Students return to classrooms

The first wave of students returned to school on Tuesday.

GLORY DAYS: When Loveless snagged the LVFL goalkicking record

Shane Loveless created headlines wherever he played and we look back at the year he claimed the LVFL goalkicking record, which still stands today.

Accolade for young writer

Young Traralgon author Kate Edgar placed second in the Red Gum Young Writers Award story writing competition.

Eddie’s passion is a rare find

Eddie Beulke cherishes a black and white photograph of himself as a child collecting shells at a beach in Rosebud.

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