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By PHILIP HOPKINS   VICTORIA'S largest solar farm, including a massive battery, is set to be established at Hazelwood North on a 1100-hectare property between Morwell...

Eisteddfod cost sparks motion

BY KATRINA BRANDON   THE Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod, a not-for-profit, recently commenced its 68th Eisteddfod, only to find that the community grant it had previously received...

Traralgon’s first shot at hosting

By LIAM DURKIN   TRARALGON had hosting rights to the third Gippsland New Energy Conference. The two-day conference was held last week, and attracted the best part...

Missing roof the extent of severe wind damage

By TOM HAYES   TWO wind storms from late August and early September have hit the community hard, as winds of over 100km/h hit the Latrobe...

SES and CFA tackle storm together

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   LOCAL SES units and fire brigades devoted themselves to the community through a taskforce operation in the wake of the storm on...

Animal shelter investigation

BY TOM HAYES   THE RSPCA has confirmed it is currently investigating claims made against a Traralgon-based animal shelter. The RSPCA could not comment any further due...

Clancey calls time on council

By LIAM DURKIN   ANOTHER one bites the dust. Councillor Dan Clancey has become the latest Latrobe City councillor to announce they won’t be running again. The East...

Adapting healthcare and education

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   FEDERATION University's Churchill campus and the Churchill Neighbourhood Centre have launched the first of six telehealth satellite hubs for the Latrobe Valley. The...

Latrobe Youth Space to stay as funding comes through

STAFF WRITERS   LATROBE Youth Space is celebrating after receiving funding for another three years. The Morwell-based youth space was facing an uncertain future after the state...

Gippsland Line expenditure questioned

By PHILIP HOPKINS   THE state government is under pressure from the Opposition to explain a more than $340 million blow-out in the cost of the...

Carnage and chaos

By TOM HAYES   WIND gusts topping well over 100 kilometres an hour have played havoc for Latrobe Valley residents. The sheer ferocity of a storm which...

Winderlich on the road to recovery

By TOM HAYES   THORPDALE coach and ex-Bomber Jason Winderlich has spoken to the Herald Sun about the life-threatening injury. On August 3, Winderlich was flown to...

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Machete ban sweeps Victoria

STAFFWRITERS   THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes. Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28. Premier Jacinta Allan...