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Severe thunderstorm warning issued

A severe thunderstorm warning has just been issued for large parts of Victoria, including the Latrobe Valley.

Traralgon couple quarantined on Diamond Princess

A Traralgon couple is among 200 Australians currently holed up in Japan as authorities attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A closer look: LRH expansion plans unveiled

A MASSIVE expansion at Latrobe Regional Hospital is set to begin soon with the $217 million state-funded project expected to provide new beds and state-of-the-art facilities for Gippsland patients.

Council eyeing speed restrictions

Drivers could be forced to slow down to 40 kilometres-an-hour under a plan to protect pedestrians and extend speed restrictions in some central parts of Morwell, Moe and Traralgon.

Strategy floated at meeting

Latrobe City Council wants the state government to complete an Environmental Effects Statement as part of plans to use water in rehabilitating the Valley's brown coal mines, in a submission made to the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy.

Pondage woes result in relocation discussion

The Latrobe Valley Yacht Club has entered into talks to permanently relocate to Lake Wellington after it was forced off Hazelwood Pondage almost two years ago.

Diamond days indeed

Judith and Ron Bell are set to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on February 26.

Volunteer firefighters vow to stay put

Volunteer firefighters have told the CFA they will not move to the new Morwell fire station along with paid staff.

McDuff is missing

A worried Morwell woman has issued a plea for public assistance to find a much-loved member of her family.

Toongabbie calls out state government, Telstra

Toongabbie residents are "frustrated" by the lack of mobile phone coverage in the district and are pushing to be included in the next round of mobile black spot funding.

Aussie Farms says it will be ‘business as usual’

Radical group Aussie Farms has declared it will be "business as usual" for animal activists after the Parliamentary Inquiry into Animal Activists on Victorian Agriculture passed down its recommendations last week.

Recommendations get on John’s goat

Victorian farmers will be left "exposed to covert surveillance at the whims of vigilantes" according to Yarragon goat farmer John Gommans who has slammed the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry into animal activists on farms.

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