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Panic buying impacts disabled

Before you grab an item of something you know you have enough stock of, you might want to think twice.

Spread in the Valley ‘inevitable’

Rural Doctors Association of Australia said the spread of coronavirus in Latrobe Valley is now "inevitable" after the region registered its first confirmed case last week.

‘This is the first step’: Premier announces restrictions

VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews has introduced "step one" of restrictions to halt the spread of coronavirus.

School holidays brought forward to Tuesday

Victoria is shutting down all non-essential activity across the state to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Person airlifted after Hazelwood North crash

A person was airlifted to Melbourne after a crash in Hazelwood North last night.

UPDATE: Confirmed coronavirus case presented to LRH emergency department

Health Department has confirmed a case of coronavirus in Latrobe Valley today.

Panic buying sparks increase in poached eggs

A Willow Grove free-range egg producer has been forced to close his farm gate honesty box due to a spate of increased thefts which he has linked to panic buying which has stripped supermarket shelves of eggs.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you for all the offers of support

The daughter of Beau Bennett, the pensioner who had his trailer stolen, has thanked readers for their kind offers to assist her dad.

COVID-19 leaves Valley’s sporting landscape a barren place

The coronavirus has shut down almost all local sport in the Latrobe Valley

Showing the strain of COVID-19

A Traralgon GP clinic has started feeling the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic with essential medical supplies such as masks, rubbing alcohol and disinfectant wipes running low due to a deluge of patients attending the practice.

Different working arrangements in place at Valley power stations

Loy Yang B is assessing the impact of COVID-19 on planned outages as the Latrobe Valley power generators are ramping-up pandemic procedures, with some restricting international and domestic business travel.

Pensioner gutted by theft

THIEVES have struck another pensioner in Traralgon, this time targeting a battler with disabilities who relied on his trailer to transport his mobility scooter.

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Making public transport safe

  VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28. Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...