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Ice seized in Valley raids

Police have discovered a large quantity of methylamphetamine as well as chemicals used to make drugs including ice, after raids in Newborough and Morwell on Tuesday.

Sale Diocese in line of fire

CATHOLIC Bishop of Sale Pat O'Reagan has moved to clarify figures released by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse which show his diocese was the worst hit by accusations of child sexual abuse between 1950 and 2010.

Cold act stuns diabetic

THIEVES not only stole possessions from a Morwell couple's home, they almost robbed a man of his life.

Students, teachers step back in time

THERE was plenty to reminisce about on Friday at Morwell's St Vincent de Paul primary as former teachers and students came together to mark the school's 60th anniversary.

A life among the clouds

Flight Lieutenant Steve English knew he wanted to be a pilot from the age of six.

Longing for Yallourn

Kendal Laws still dreams of the landscaped streets of Yallourn. "It was just like 'Pleasantville'," she said of her former home.

Memories of a garden city

There is no physical site to evoke the memories of Yallourn. All that stands is an open cut and a commemorative map. But a group of locals continues to work to keep Yallourn alive.

Bomb threat in Newborough

A BOMB threat in a residential driveway on Tuesday is being investigated by Latrobe Crime Investigation Unit detectives.

Communication breakdown

RUNNING a small business is tough enough, but try doing it without phone or internet for three weeks.

Help stamp out firebugs

THREE years ago today the Morwell community was reminded just how devastating fire can be when the Hazelwood coal mine went up in flames.

Beware of matchstick men this summer

Crime Stoppers launched a campaign in Morwell this week urging residents to be on the lookout for unscrupulous tradies going door-to-door offering home maintenance and repairs at low rates.

Latrobe mayor on the warpath

LATROBE City mayor Kellie O'Callaghan has questioned the State Government's commitment to supporting jobs in the region in a social media broadside yesterday afternoon.

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