Addressing the homelessness crisis
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
A PETITION is being pushed by local charity GCS - Raising Awareness One Drive at a Time to see a homeless shelter...
Council implores Victorian state government to turn the lights on
By AIDAN KNIGHT
LATROBE City Council has renewed pressure on the state government to activate long-dormant traffic lights at a busy Traralgon intersection, with councillors...
Farmers fear ‘land-grab’
By DAVID BRAITHWAITE
A LAST-MINUTE government amendment to a bill, which farmers fear could green-light power companies to compulsorily acquire their land for transmission lines before environmental...
Denominations unite for world prayer
By PEACE IJIYERA
THE 2026 World Day of Prayer service was held last Friday (March 6) at the Traralgon and District Baptist Church.
Each year, the...
Liquid gold: petrol prices soaring
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
IN the week following Iran’s retaliation to the US-Israel airstrikes, many Australians rushed to the petrol pumps in anticipation of prices soaring.
Across...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, March 12, 1976
Stadium's good,
but the floor's rotten
THE floor in Traralgon Table Tennis Stadium, built three years ago, is rotting. The...
Beekeepers targeted once again
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
LATROBE Valley Beekeepers Association have again been the victims of another hit.
The community gardens at Moe's Joe Tabuteau Reserve, once featuring vibrant...
Collaborating to combat erosion
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
BLUE Rock Lake has benefited from major earthworks and community-led constructions in recent weeks, as local landcare groups seek to rehabilitate a...
On the road and airwaves with truckie Tim
By PEACE IJIYERA
LOCAL truckie Tim Ryan has been keeping the transport community connected for close to 30 years.
As host Gippsland FM radio show, Truck’n...
Police Beat: charges reissued for Morgan killing
Police Beat with Aidan Knight
Hit and run
A MAN was arrested following a hit-run collision in Morwell on Saturday (February 28).
Emergency services were called to...
Seeing is believing: longest thunderstorm batters Latrobe Valley
By AIDAN KNIGHT, BLAKE METCALF-HOLT AND KATRINA BRANDON
SEEMINGLY out of nowhere, the Latrobe Valley and broader Gippsland region was hit with chaotic, slow-moving thunderstorms...
Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
STAFF WRITERS
SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
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Pegasus return to seniors
SOCCER
LVSL
By LIAM DURKIN
GUESS who's back.
Pegasus Soccer Club are returning to the Latrobe Valley Soccer League's senior men's competition.
The Horsemen did not field a side...
