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Friends say coal-to-hydrogen plan is an enemy

Friends of the Earth is calling on the state government to say no to coal-to-hydrogen production in the Latrobe Valley in favour for producing green hydrogen from renewables.

Council challenged on climate

West Gippsland Extinction Rebellion is petitioning Latrobe City Council to declare a climate emergency.

Valley breathing easy but smoke to return

After a suffocating three-day run of "hazardous" smoke levels, the air quality in the Latrobe Valley was back in the green as of yesterday.

Elissa’s scrunchie support

Young entrepreneur Elissa Mayes has taken fundraising for the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund into her own hands.

Singing cowboy Boolarra bound

Singing cowboy Tom Curtain is making his way back to Boolarra next month, along with a team of 10 working dogs and seven horses, as part of his We're Still Here tour.

Our air quality world’s worst

The Latrobe Valley coughed through a third consecutive "hazardous" day yesterday as the air quality in parts of Victoria dipped to the worst in the world.

Lucas proves an inspirational figure

Nine-time grand slam winner and Paralympian Dylan Alcott has inspired millions the world over, but it's a wide-eyed Traralgon tennis player who inspires him after a chance encounter at last year's Australian Open.

Timber workers pitch in

Morwell timber workers are hauling their weight in bushfire-ravaged regions up by using their expertise to clear roads and remove dangerous trees.

Find is a headline act

Morwell man John Pieters found the first edition of the Latrobe Valley Express while he was cleaning out his shed in Morwell recently.

Walhalla offers safe refuge

Metung couple Jenny and Fred Herbert didn't need any official warnings to evacuate before the New Year and seek refuge in Walhalla when it appeared they could be under bushfire threat.

Valley coughs through third straight “hazardous” day

THE Latrobe Valley is coughing through a third consecutive "hazardous" day today.

The day Roger won in Traralgon

He may be the most successful men's grand slam singles champion of all time now, but Roger Federer was a relatively unheralded teenager when he burst on the scene in Traralgon 22 years ago.

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