Heritage decision a win for industrial tourism vision: Wragg
The Heritage Council's decision to include Morwell Power Station and briquette factory on the Victorian Heritage Register is the first step in creating an industrial heritage site of national and international significance, proponent Cheryl Wragg said.
Demolition is safer than decontamination
Demolition of Morwell Power Station and briquette factory was safer than decontaminating the site, Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS chief executive Vicki Hamilton said.
Council says state must pay to maintain listed sites
The decision to heritage-list the Morwell Power Station and briquette factory was made by a state agency and responsibility for the site should now lie with the state, Latrobe City mayor Darrell White says.
State lacks vision for Valley
A key Latrobe Valley figure, Richard Elkington, has criticised the state government, accusing it of a failure to provide a vision to develop the region's brown coal resource.
Golfing for Gordon
Ex Students Cricket Club life member Gordon Kerr was a genuine and giving soul who epitomised the values of his club.
Kids win in bun frenzy
Bushies Bakery owner Trevor Ewert said it was "open slather" from after Australia Day as people lined Glengarry's main street for his crazy take on hot cross buns.
New treatment offers seed of hope
Sixty-five-year-old Morwell man Paul Butterworth returned to work within a week of receiving treatment for prostate cancer at Latrobe Regional Hospital, only minutes from home.
Career firefighters to improve response times at Moe
Twenty career firefighters will be introduced to Moe by the end of the year under a plan by the state government to reduce emergency response times to call outs in the Latrobe Valley.
Hazelwood North fire contained
Fire-fighters have contained a 10-hectare fire burning near the corner of Firmins Lane and Hazelwood Road at Hazelwood North.
Morwell Power Station heritage listed
The Heritage Council of Victoria has determined the Morwell Power Station and Briquette Factories are of cultural heritage significance and should be included on the Victorian Heritage Register.
VCAT says no dog permit
Latrobe City council's refusal of a planning permit for a greyhound facility at Hazelwood North has been upheld by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Chloe is now teaching her teacher’s children
When 23-year-old new teacher Chloe Haesler stepped into the gates of St Mary's Primary School in Newborough last year, she couldn't help but notice some familiar faces.
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