State approval to build big battery
PHILIP HOPKINS
A PRIVATE renewable energy generation company, Flow Power, has received state planning approval to build a 100MW battery in Morwell.
The newly approved Battery...
Hydrogen contributing to Gippsland economy
PHILIP HOPKINS
THE Japanese coal-to-hydrogen HESC project, when in full commercial production from the early 2030s, will contribute more than $900 million to the economies...
Nationals slam state’s timber compensation
ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LOCAL forestry contractors have savaged the state government's compensation package for their exit from the native forest industry, which closes at the end...
ALDI makes Mid Valley move
ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
MID VALLEY was a hive of activity, as ALDI celebrated its grand opening last Wednesday.
The Western car park was full, with people coming...
Thin blue line
ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
'OVERWORKED. Undervalued. Always there.'
You may have spotted those words plastered across local police stations and vehicles as thousands of Victoria Police officers take...
Police Beat: Car owner wanted
ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
Car owner wanted
DETECTIVES from Latrobe Criminal Investigations Unit are seeking the owner of a 2002 Black VX Holden Commodore Sedan. The vehicle was...
Council Beat: December 2023 Meeting
ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LATROBE City Council held its last monthly meeting for the year on Monday, December 4.
Councillor Darren Howe's first ordinary meeting as Mayor was...
Improving our health outcomes
By KATRINA BRANDON
THE partnership between Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) and Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) has won a prize at the 2023 Gippsland Primary...
Echoes of an integral piece of local history
By PHILIP HOPKINS
“THE famous towering trestle bridges of the Noojee railway were celebrated as engineering masterpieces and were among the largest timber bridges constructed...
Staying ahead of the COVID curve
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
GIPPSLAND Regional Public Health Unit (GRPHU) is reminding people to stay COVID-safe this silly season.
Annelies Titulaer, operations manager at GRPHU, spoke to...
Marking Moe’s new fire station
MOE locals are celebrating the official opening of the town’s new fire station.
More than 60 people attended the event on Sunday, November 26, including...
December extremes reach new highs
By KATRINA BRANDON
FLOODS hit the Latrobe Valley last week, with more than 60 millimetres falling.
The random flooding events have left people wondering if El...
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The day Morwell East marched the flag home
FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
PAST players from Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s last senior flag gathered at the weekend during the Hawks home bout against Foster.
The...
