Plethora of potholes need urgent attention
By KATRINA BRANDON
IF you are from the regional or rural Victoria, you are no stranger to potholes.
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has put a...
Don’t bank on the Bank Street traffic lights to be switched on
By AIDAN KNIGHT AND BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THERE'S still a long road ahead for the finalisation of the Bank Street-Princes Highway traffic lights.
Despite the Traralgon intersection...
From the archives with Katrina Brandon
50 years ago
The Express, July 23, 1976
Traralgon phones
dead
TRARALGON'S telephone links with the rest of the Latrobe Valley were cut from early yesterday afternoon.
Telecom was...
This Coal Creek is anything but ancient
By PHILIP HOPKINS
IN a world where energy production is increasingly constrained by greenhouse gas pressures, the Coal Creek power station in North Dakota has...
Just one word can make all the difference
By AIDAN KNIGHT
HELLO, it's me.
This is the message marking a new age for the Latrobe Health Assembly in 2026.
The recently-transitioned not-for-profit recently ran a...
X marks the spot on mobile coverage
By STEFAN BRADLEY
REGIONAL Australians are used to having spotty mobile coverage, and the online network maps to determine if your phone will connect to...
Australian first energy project in Hazelwood North
By KATRINA BRANDON
UNDER the dome we go.
Last Friday (July 10), the SEC and the Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, announced plans to...
Telstra outage downs train lines
By AIDAN KNIGHT
LAST Wednesday was one of radio silence for many across the Latrobe Valley and the rest of the country following the Telstra...
Latrobe says no to purple bins
By AIDAN KNIGHT
LATROBE City councillors voted against introducing glass bins at last month's council meeting.
The debate around glass recycling services is currently taking place...
From the archives with Katrina Brandon
50 years ago
The Express, July 16, 1976
Roadworks and mud close roads
THE lower section of the Forests Commission Thomson Valley Road north of Erica is...
The moment that put Morwell on the world map
By LIAM DURKIN
MORWELL still hasn’t seen a bigger story.
It may never.
This week marks 12 months since Erin Patterson was found guilty.
She is currently serving...
Kay St carpark addresses shortages
By PEACE IJIYERA
STRUGGLING to find a carpark in Traralgon might be a thing of the past, with the new multistorey carpark facility on Kay...
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GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
By LIAM DURKIN
FINALS-type weather greeted Gippsland League venues at the weekend.
With September only a few weeks away, players were given a good test...
