Gasifying coal really works, here’s how
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE gasification of Latrobe Valley brown coal has been politically thwarted, but in the northern US state of North Dakota, it is...
Further waste to energy delays
By AIDAN KNIGHT
THE office of state Minister for Energy, Lily D'Ambrosio has stated the Waste To Energy (W2E) project previously planned for Maryvale is...
Putting Morwell on the pie chart
By PEACE IJIYERA
WHEN Spencer McNally first started working simply as a shop assistant at Pie Addicts Morwell six months ago, he never would have...
Candidates in focus: meet Dean, Rob and Graham
By AIDAN KNIGHT
FOR Dean Sutton, the issues plaguing Morwell do not outweigh its qualities.
While he may reside further out of the main drag, his...
Not in my house: Shing shuts down Morwell CBD social housing
By PEACE IJIYERA
RUMOURS surrounding social housing at the old Morwell Central Hotel have been put to bed and tucked in for good.
Member for Eastern...
From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, July 9, 1976
"Beautiful" Mare a Bag of Bones
A MORWELL girl last week paid out $429 to a Melbourne dealer for...
Local petition puts menstrual leave entitlements on national agenda
By PEACE IJIYERA
THE verdict is in.
As printed in the Express last month, Federation University Churchill nursing graduate, Zoe Kapolos, presented a 28,000-strong petition to...
People first, permits second
By AIDAN KNIGHT
A CONTENTIOUS planning dispute involving a Traralgon East property owner and neighbouring residents dominated last month's Latrobe City Council meeting.
It prompted councillors...
Huge crash after truck collides with bridge
By AIDAN KNIGHT
A TRUCK carrying a log loader collided with the disused briquette bridge heading towards Traralgon last Friday (June 26).
A ute then collided...
Five men gunning for one spot on council
By AIDAN KNIGHT
THE plot has thickened for the Morwell River Ward this August, as what was described as the “friendliest by-election” between only two...
Moe skate park forces shop’s closure
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
SENDING the Moe Central Business District into a tailspin, the George Street youth precinct is claiming victims left, right and centre.
The relatively...
Future-proofing Yallourn
By PHILIP HOPKINS
ENERGY Australia is planning investments that will total billions of dollars and hundreds of jobs on the Yallourn W power station site...






















