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New cricket league gets first runs on the board

The proposed Latrobe Valley Cricket Association is one step closer to formation after the Central Gippsland Cricket Association and five breakaway clubs from the Traralgon and District Cricket Association met last night and voted to merge.

Busy night for police in the Latrobe Valley

It was a busy night for emergency services in the Latrobe Valley following a house fire at Morwell and an assault at Newborough.

Reserve sale gets go ahead

Residents in the vicinity of St Gabriel's Primary School in Traralgon are disappointed Latrobe City Council has paved the way to sell-off a section of public land to the Catholic Church.

Valley workers rally in city

Melbourne was brought to a standstill last week when more than 100,000 workers marched on its streets for new pay deals and fairer work conditions as part of the Change the Rules rally.

Put Yallourn to good use: ex-TAFE leaders

A former deputy director of the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE has called on Federation Training to retain or repurpose its Yallourn campus following reports it could close within two years.

Security cameras for vandalised preschool

Repeated vandal attacks on a Churchill kindergarten have forced Latrobe City Council to install security cameras to try and catch offenders in the act.

Developers delayed by knock back

Proponents of a contentious 16-unit development application on a quiet Traralgon court are dismayed that Latrobe City Council rejected a third extension to start building.

Labour hire ‘betrayal’

Unionists have accused a Melbourne-based company contracted to undertake work at Yallourn Power Station of betraying the people of Gippsland after hiring contractors from outside the region to do the job.

Fire destroys Gillie Crescent home in Morwell

Police are treating a fire which destroyed a Gillie Crescent, Morwell home overnight as suspicious.

Meeting tonight to decide cricket merger fate

The Central Gippsland Cricket Association will meet with six breakaway clubs from the Traralgon and District Cricket Association tonight to discuss the formation of the Latrobe Valley Cricket Association.

Mummy Lulu’s still on the go

Anyone who knows Lourdes Aragon also knows her one-line response when asked how she is going.

Refugees find new life in Valley

Jo Ning was only six years old when he witnessed hostilities no child his age would wish to experience.

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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...