Electric cars power job boost
The Latrobe Valley may become "the national capital for electric vehicles" following Premier Daniel Andrews' announcement the state government would support an Australian-owned company to build an electric vehicle factory in the region, projected to create 500 jobs.
Man found dead in Newborough toilet block
A man has been found dead inside a toilet block at Newborough.
Spooky Halloween tour hits Walhalla
Walhalla will be filled with spooks and spirits coming back to haunt the historic village just in time for a special Halloween ghost tour.
Calls to improve crossing
Tyers Primary School principal Peter Harrison and Member for Morwell Russell Northe are calling on the state government to install electronic school speed zone signs at the Tyers school crossing.
Car torched in Newborough
A four-wheel-drive was set alight outside a property on Hagens Track, Newborough about 2.40am on Friday.
Calls for payroll tax relief
Pay roll tax relief for small to medium businesses was atop the agenda last week during a Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry luncheon where more than 30 local businesses were represented.
Festival a feast for eyes and more
The Tyers Arts Festival will introduce a music, food and wine component and a number of new art awards to the line-up this year.
Gas gives hope for tomato glasshouse
A carbon dioxide capture project at Loy Yang A could lead to the construction of a glasshouse to grow tomatoes in the Latrobe Valley employing about 100 people.
Coalition pledges Catholic funding
A Catholic primary school in Traralgon may be forced to relocate if the student population continues to grow.
Mill fined for trade waste spill
Maryvale mill owner Australian Paper has been fined $16,120 following two leaks in a pipe which resulting in hundreds of tonnes of trade waste spilling onto surrounding land.
Cemetery honours service via wall
A memorial wall to recognise Traralgon's First World War soldiers will be unveiled on November 11 at Gippsland Memorial Park to coincide with the centenary of the signing of the World War I armistice.
Weak link to fire: study
Hazelwood Health Study researchers found a child's exposure to cigarette smoke gave stronger evidence for lung and blood vessel changes than exposure to smoke from the Hazelwood mine fire of 2014.





















