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Morwell Foodbank officially open

By KATRINA BRANDON   FOODBANK Victoria’s Morwell Community Food Centre officially opened last week. The opening welcomed Minister for Carers and Volunteers Ros Spence, Member for Eastern...

‘An offer you can’t refuse’ – a fare from Moe’s taxis

MOE Taxis has been a constant in the Moe/Newborough area as a reliable service of local drivers dating back to the middle of last...

Fanciful facility

By LIAM DURKIN   PEOPLE might want to think again when they claim "Traralgon gets everything". More than three years on from the devastating floods that left...

New twist to forest policy “stupidity”

By PHILIP HOPKINS   WITH the formal closure of VicForests on Sunday (June 30) symbolising the final destruction of Victoria's native forest industry, thoughts turn to...

Northe loses sentence appeal

By ERIKA ALLEN   FORMER Member for Morwell, Russell Northe lost an application for leave recently to appeal against his 21-month prison sentence. Northe was sentenced last...

Council Beat: Surplus predicted in draft budget

LATROBE City Council held its June meeting on Monday, June 3 at Kernot Hall. It began at 6pm, was closed to the public at 9.20pm...

Flynn’s mega “eyesore” solar farm

By PHILIP HOPKINS   A GORMANDALE man has lost his appeal against the proposed five-megawatt Flynn solar farm, and now fears his property will lose value...

Loy Yang identified for power play

By PHILIP HOPKINS   A NUCLEAR power station at Loy Yang would not only create cheaper zero emissions electricity but will generate regional economic development, according...

Chester keeping an “open mind”

COMMENT By DARREN CHESTER   I WELCOME the release of the Coalition's detailed national plan for energy security. It's a plan that respects regional communities and ensures any...

Demonstration held outside MP’s office

By KATRINA BRANDON   NO sooner had the Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, announced the nuclear policy, than about 15 people protested against the policy in front...

Gas vital to energy transition, industry leader tells conference

By PHILIP HOPKINS   GAS-FIRED power generation is integral to the energy transition, which will cost an estimated $320 billion and require 10,000 kilometres of new...

Jury out on Andrews honour

By LIAM DURKIN   MEMBER for Morwell, Martin Cameron has joined a chorus of people outraged by the King's Birthday honour bestowed upon former Premier, Daniel...

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Information wanted on Morwell incident

By KATRINA BRANDON MAJOR Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information after a man was found deceased on the side of the road in...