Rail trail to receive upgrade under Labor
Energy and Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio sampled one of Gippsland's delicious treats – a meat pie from Bushies Bakery on Thursday afternoon – following a $1 million pledge to upgrade a section of the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail.
Logging delayed by protest
A logging protester halted forestry operations for two days last week after establishing a tree sit 20 metres above the ground on the southern slopes of Mount Baw Baw.
Child injured in ball bearing attack
Detectives have launched an investigation after two people were struck by ball bearings in Traralgon last week in what police believe was a calculated attack.
Canadian fiddling fun at Narracan
The Narracan hall was filled with the sounds of traditional French Canadian folk music when two special guests from Quebec came to perform in Australia for the first time.
Boost LRH prostate nurse hours: Northe
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling for additional funding to allow the prostate cancer specialist nurse who works out of Latrobe Regional Hospital to provide services for an extra day each week.
Power policy concern
The owner of Victoria's oldest coal-fired power station, Yallourn, says Labor's pledge to increase the state's renewable energy target to 50 per cent by 2030 will be "unsettling" for its workers.
Single reveals personal tale
The musician who hitchhiked from Morwell to Adelaide in 1979 and joined pioneering punk reggae band No Fixed Address is coming to terms with life without the band back home.
Solar promise for renters
Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Thursday a rooftop solar rebate for renters in the warehouse of the Traralgon East solar supplier bracing to hire more skilled workers amid industry changes.
Small towns mark a century since armistice
Erica was Trafalgar Thorpdale RSL's third stop on Saturday, after sub-branch president Ray James led the first Remembrance Day service for the weekend high in the Great Dividing Range.
Ted recalls four years of service
Ninety-four-year-old Erica resident Ted Ellen started his four-year service in the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 in a minelayer.
Kossie upgrade if ALP wins
Traralgon's Kosciuszko Street Primary School will receive $2.89 million to re-build a section of the school if Labor is re-elected on November 24.
Bill’s memory looms for Doolans
Box Hill South resident Wendy Doolan shares the name given to a street in Morwell, but has no memory of the man Doolan Street was named after.
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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...
