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Putting best foot forward

Andrew Panther says the closure of Hazelwood forced his hand to expand his e-commerce profile to target new markets and customers.

Volunteer opportunities on track at Walhalla

Ask Ian Ipsen a question about the historical railway or any of the locomotives at Walhalla and nine times out of 10 he'll be able to answer it.

Three wounded in stabbing

Police heard screams from inside a McDonald Street, Morwell unit on Wednesday morning when they attended the scene of a triple stabbing which left two women with life-threatening injuries.

Steeled for new jobs

A Morwell business which designs and installs high-security products will create a precast concrete and manufacturing facility and could employ more than 55 people with skills suited to former Hazelwood workers, following a boost from the state government.

Finish line still too far away

Member for Morwell Russell Northe met with users of the Traralgon West Sporting Complex yesterday to discuss concerns in relation to the incomplete pavilion.

Moss chisels new album

Legendary Australian guitarist and Cold Chisel member Ian Moss' latest album is his first ever self-titled record and he admits it's his most personal yet.

Retail growth on The Rise

Developers behind The Rise Estate in Traralgon have confirmed a full-sized Woolworths supermarket and a discount chemist store will occupy part of a shopping complex to be established at the estate.

Bogan Shakespeare to educate

A local theatre company has placed a skull in one hand and a 30-can block of tinnies in the other and called it Bogan Shakespeare.

Foster care frustrations aired

Systemic issues with the out-of-home foster care system were highlighted by local foster carers and kinship carers at a forum in Traralgon on Tuesday.

O’Brien rejects Mirboo North anti-logging claims

Member for Gippsland South Danny O'Brien has hit back following a letter to the editor from an anti-logging group which said he did not acknowledge Mirboo North residents had valid concerns over proposed forest harvesting around the town.

Bus petition tabled in state parliament

More than 400 community members have signed a petition calling on the state government to reinstate direct bus services to Federation Training's Yallourn campus.

Women ‘serious but stable’ after Morwell stabbing

Two women are in hospital in a serious but stable condition following a triple stabbing in Morwell on Wednesday morning.

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