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Stephens named Labor candidate

STAFF WRITERS   FORMER farmer and agribusiness manager, Alison Stephens, known to locals as Sonny, has been endorsed as the Labor party candidate for Gippsland at...

PM answers wind compo question

STAFF WRITERS   PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese said on the ABC's Q&A TV program he would raise with "his minister" the subject of compensation for regional...

Fire threat still real in autumn

By KATRINA BRANDON and BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   ALTHOUGH summer might officially be over, authorities warn that the fire danger period isn't, as fires continue to burn...

Battery launched

By PHILIP HOPKINS   CONSTRUCTION of EnergyAustralia's $700 million, 350MW battery in the Latrobe Valley was symbolically launched at a major ceremony in Morwell last Friday,...

Police Beat: Morwell stabbing

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Morwell stabbing POLICE are investigating a stabbing in Morwell on Wednesday, February 26. It is believed a physical altercation occurred between two...

Marinus bidding process in motion

By PHILIP HOPKINS   A PACKED room of Latrobe Valley contractors and industry companies gathered last Friday to learn what sort of jobs they may win...

Fix the fundamentals

By PHILIP HOPKINS   HIGH energy prices remain a key driver of inflation, but withdrawing from the Paris climate accord would damage Australia's agriculture and regional...

Narracan brewery put to pub test

By EMMA BALLINGALL   A BREWERY and cellar door has been approved at Narracan after operating hours were reduced to appease local residents. Baw Baw Shire councillors...

Duck season details confirmed

By STEFAN BRADLEY   THE state government has confirmed the 2025 duck hunting season will be longer and allow bigger bag limits, which it claimed was...

Issues circulating for Moe traffic

By TOM HAYES   MOE’S infamous roundabout, that bridges over the railway line, has been the centre of concern for locals, who are fed up with...

GPAC wall: engineering feat or eyesore?

By KATRINA BRANDON   A BLANK canvas or a particularly designed wall is in question in Traralgon. Is the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) wall that faces...

An answer to youth homelessness

By TOM HAYES   THE Latrobe-Gippsland region has been identified as the toughest place for young people to find stable housing, land a job, and finish...

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Test results of beef wellington lunch revealed: Patterson trial

By TOM HAYES and STEFAN BRADLEY   RESULTS of toxin tests were revealed and explained to the court during Erin Patterson's Supreme Court trial on Friday,...