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Boxing the rain once more

By STEFAN BRADLEY, BEN MCARTHUR and KATRINA BRANDON   “WHAT was that?” This was a common phrase heard at 5am on Boxing Day in the region after...

Man dies at Maryvale mill after alleged break-in

STAFF WRITERS VICTORIA Police have confirmed a man died at the Opal Australian Paper Mill in Maryvale last night. It is alleged a man, alongside another...

Pesutto travels back home to Traralgon

LIAM DURKIN STATE Opposition leader John Pesutto was back home last week. Mr Pesutto returned to Traralgon on Tuesday, December 12, discussing on-the-ground issues with Latrobe...

Calls for urgent repairs on collapsing Gippsland roads

STAFF WRITERS THE Hyland Highway is in need of urgent repair, according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland South and Shadow Minister for Roads and...

Potential new venture for Loy Yang B

PHILIP HOPKINS LOY Yang B power station, fresh from the best performance of its 30-year existence, is investigating new ways to decarbonise, including possible conversion...

Timber transition forum in Heyfield

LIAM DURKIN STATE Opposition leader John Pesutto visited Heyfield last week. Mr Pesutto hit the road on Tuesday, December 12, travelling out to Heyfield for a...

Transition plan picked apart

COMMENT JOHN CAMERON THE Latrobe Valley and Gippsland Transition Plan claims to be a road map to the transition to renewable industries, yet has more potholes...

Neeson to film in Walhalla

STAFF WRITERS ARGUABLY the biggest name since Queen Elizabeth is set to come to Gippsland next year. Hollywood star Liam Neeson is shooting part of his...

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...

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Uplifting experience for youngsters

By KATRINA BRANDON   CREATING a safe and fun space for local youth, the Uplift Collective came together on July 8 at Village Cinema Morwell to...