It’s a whopper
Traralgon residents Nick and Michelina Di Iorio have beaten their own record for giant tomatoes this summer with their heaviest so far weighing in at 1.653 kilograms when they picked it from the bush about midday on Thursday, February 15.
EBAC’s asbestos dump bid
Energy Brix Australia Corporation has made an application to the Environment Protection Authority to construct an asbestos landfill facility at the site of the Morwell power station and briquette factory.
CEA’s proposed plan for plant outlined
Innovative technology to dry the Latrobe Valley's very wet brown coal is at the heart of a new carbon products venture that promises investment and jobs for the region.
Iconic Valley monument stolen
An iconic bronze bust of Sir John Monash which once stood in the former township Yallourn has been stolen from a car park outside PowerWorks energy education centre at Morwell.
Calls to make future decisions locally
Outgoing Committee for Gippsland chief executive Mary Aldred summed up the feelings of many Latrobe Valley residents at last week's coal forum at Federation University.
Tech school to open for second term
Construction of the highly-anticipated Gippsland Tech School at Federation Training, Morwell is well underway with the site earmarked to open in early April.
Axe attack charges
A man has been charged after allegedly hitting another man in the head with an axe at Morwell last year.
Moe to get paid firefighters
Twenty new career firefighters will be based in Moe and a review of the Latrobe Valley's current fire resources will take place before the end of the year as the state government strives to improve emergency response call out times for local CFA units.
Couple fatigued by V/Line delay
A Traralgon couple has accused V/Line of putting bus drivers on unfamiliar routes and making them work lengthy hours, after catching replacement coaches at the weekend.
Remembering the apology
Morwell's Indigenous community gathered to mark a decade since former prime minster Kevin Rudd made his landmark national apology to the Stolen Generations on February 13.
Energy Brix threatens to abandon heritage-listed site
Energy Brix Australia Corporation will abandon the former Morwell Power Station and briquette factory if it cannot get approval for demolition of the site, EBAC chief executive Barry Dungey said.
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.
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