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AGL and unions close to Loy Yang A EBA deal

The long-running enterprise bargaining dispute between Loy Yang A owner AGL and its workforce could be coming to an end after an in-principle agreement was reached between the company and power industry unions.

Highway underway

Another section of the Princes Highway duplication between Traralgon and Sale is now underway.

Charting history of Relay for Life

Latrobe Relay for Life chair Sue Van Heurck said when the charity event first started, nobody quite knew how it would grow.

A love of service which grew over time

Country Fire Authority life member Lance King signed up as a volunteer with the Yallourn North Urban Fire Brigade in 1977 for no other reason than to keep fit in the football off-season.

A devotion to improving the lives of veterans

Bruce Jeffrey re-enters the board room at the Morwell RSL.

Closure notice push

Large power generators should be required to give at least three years' notice of their intention to close, a review of energy security has recommended.

Taking the dolls home

After seven years of attracting tourists to the Latrobe Valley, Bev Loraine will do what visitors to her doll museum are forbidden to do, take the dolls home.

Metal pit lid dumped in path of train

The placement of a stormwater pit lid on the train line at Moe has been labelled a "barbaric" act by local police after a freight train struck it on Thursday.

Seven decades of service

Max Grubb is remembered for his leadership and commitment to the community following 64 years of volunteer services at the Yallourn Bowling Club and almost seven decades of membership of the local scouting fraternity.

Be on the lookout for counterfeit cash: police

Counterfeit money is believed to be circulating around Traralgon as police urge merchants to be vigilant when accepting cash over the counter.

Union sets eyes on CHH worker transfer

The Electrical Trades Union has called for a worker transfer scheme to allow workers affected by the likely closure of Carter Holt Harvey's Morwell sawmill to move to Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill.

Family violence focus

The message is clear. Perpetrate family violence and police will take action.

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From the archives with Aidan Knight

50 years ago The Express, March 19, 1976 Churchill hopes dashed CHURCHILL Citizens Association, which has been trying to obtain a high-technical secondary school for the area...