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Luncheon success

The Moe and District Cancer Council fundraiser luncheon at Monash Hall in Yallourn North was packed full on Thursday last week.

Council to vote on chimneys

Latrobe City councillors will decide tonight whether to support the heritage-listing of Hazelwood Power Station's eight chimney stacks.

No more delay: Shing

Latrobe City Council must assure the community funding provided for the new Traralgon pool facility will be put to good use without further delay, Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing says.

Girls inspired by role models

Female high school students from across the region had the opportunity to meet and greet women working in careers they might be interested in at the annual Inspiring Women dinner.

That’s a lot of breakfasts

Education Minister James Merlino visited Morwell Park Primary School on Friday to celebrate the delivery of the 5 millionth breakfast served under the state government's Breakfast Club program since 2016.

High tech compost coming to Morwell

An innovative composting system to be built in Morwell, will halve the amount of time to create green waste, as well as divert nearly 15,000 tonnes of food from municipal landfill.

Citizen scientists sought for dust research

The Environment Protection Authority wants Latrobe Valley residents to become citizen scientists to help understand what is in their household dust.

Door-knocker scam warning

A Morwell pensioner has warned locals to be on the lookout for what he fears may be a dodgy door-to-door salesperson pressuring vulnerable people into signing up to energy deals.

LVA position should be local: Bath

A job advertisement for a principal policy advisor with the Latrobe Valley Authority – based in Melbourne – has sparked a war of words between the state government and the opposition.

Train users welcome planning jobs

Gippsland’s representative rail group has welcomed a Nationals plan to investigate ways to reduce congestion on the Gippsland line, as the group fears commuters could be shunted onto Metro trains within five years.

Man charged after Morwell sexual assault

A man charged with allegedly raping a woman inside her Morwell home has been remanded in custody until September.

Albert St celebrates NAIDOC week

Albert Street Primary School set a full day aside to celebrate NAIDOC week as a school with a range of activities centred on Aboriginal culture.

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