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Yallourn fire flares

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at the Yallourn Power Station on Sunday morning and then flared up again on Tuesday afternoon.

New uses explored for coal

The Latrobe Valley's brown coal could be used for a range of technologies, rather than burning it for high emissions' power generation, according to industry experts.

Hopes for pondage caravan park

Latrobe City Council will investigate options to keep Hazelwood Pondage Caravan Park open to permanent site holders.

Colin is here to help

MORWELL retiree Colin McCowan has been in a police station about 40 times in the last 14 months.

O’Donnell has barriers in her sights

Road cycling at a professional level in Europe may sound like a dream come true for many young female athletes.

Additional BreastScreen for Latrobe

BreastScreen Victoria's fixed Traralgon clinic will be able to increase its opening days and check more women for breast cancer earlier thanks to state government funding.

Shing slams LVA link

Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing has criticised the Victorian Liberal Party for lacking transparency around Liberal candidate for the seat of Morwell Dale Harriman's employment at the Latrobe Valley Authority.

Curious case of Gippsland koala

After four years of work, Federation University researcher Faye Wedrowicz has confirmed something that scientists have hypothesised for years: that the south Gippsland koala population is significantly distinct and more genetically diverse than other koala populations in Victoria.

Men bucking a trend

One Moe primary school is leading the way to break down gender stereotypes in the classroom by having more male than female teachers.

Albert Street prep numbers doubled

Albert Street Primary School was abuzz with excitement when 27 brand-new preps joined the school community for their first day on Thursday.

Year 10s get free meningococcal vaccine

Victorian Year 10 students will get free vaccinations against the deadly meningococcal virus, as part of a $1.5 million program being rolled out across all secondary schools by the state government.

Response times to smile about

The average response time for an ambulance to reach the scene of a Code One emergency in the Latrobe Valley has improved by about two minutes since last year.

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Making public transport safe

  VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28. Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...