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Tim’s the real deal

Morwell-raised truck driver Tim Ryan recently celebrated 20 years on the airwaves and still firmly believes honesty is behind quality radio.

Third eviction at Moe site

Staff at the St Vincent De Paul Society in Moe have had enough of the ongoing saga of the former Presentation College site and want the place demolished to get rid of their unending "frustration" over the issue.

Graffiti near Walhalla upsets residents

Rae-Anne Vincent was heading in for an early shift on Easter Sunday when she found offensive anti-Muslim graffiti on the intersection of Tyers-Walhalla and Walhalla Roads.

A mother’s crusade

A Traralgon mother's desperate quest to find a suitable educational facility for her son has become a passionate commitment to improve the area's special developmental school.

Capital works cash splash

With almost double the capital works expenditure compared to the last financial year, the proposed Latrobe City Council 2018/19 draft budget is a big one.

Council supports Morwell demolition

After much deliberation amid fear of inadequate community consultation, Latrobe City councillors voted to support the demolition of Morwell Power Station at an ordinary meeting on Tuesday.

E-waste options explored

The soon-to-be-completed Gippsland Tech School provided some year 9 and 10 students from across the region with a taste of what the school will have to offer when it opens with a forum tackling Australia's recycling crisis.

Community cafe will give back

The Latrobe Valley's only non-profit café held an official opening in Morwell last week with a new playground as the centrepiece of the event.

Authority marks big first year

The Latrobe Valley Authority's assessment of its performance in its first year has revealed it has assisted 24 local businesses to grow, resulting in the creation of 570 jobs with additional projects in the pipeline.

Community resilience is key to moving forward

The importance of community resilience and industry diversification into the future have been highlighted by a number of community members as the keys to growth in the Latrobe Valley 12 months after the closure of Hazelwood Power Stati

More needs to be done to secure local growth

A year after Hazelwood's closure, member for Morwell Russell Northe is reflecting on "the workers, and contractors, and families who are still struggling with the outfall of Hazelwood closing".

Zucchini hits 84cm

The fruits of Morwell resident Giuseppe Nocera's labour in his backyard vegetable garden are not fruits at all, but rather, giant zucchinis.

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