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What’s the deal, Dan?

State Small Business Minister Philip Dalidakis has confirmed the Latrobe Valley is the preferred location for a 'City Deal' after the government also spruiked other regional cities for the funding deal.

Company move guts staff

Staff at Johnson Health Tech in Morwell face an uncertain future after being told the business will be relocated to Dandenong as early as next year.

Energy price hike inevitable

Victorian power bills will rise by about $99 per year as a result of the closure of Hazelwood by the 2018/19 financial year, a report released yesterday by the Australian Energy Market Commission revealed.

No choice but to close: owners

It was a decision they never wanted to make. However, rising maintenance costs were digging deeper into the pockets of Traralgon business owners Richard and Naomi Dekaste, and customer numbers were not enough to keep them afloat.

Minister visit better late than never

The Federal Energy Minister made his first visit to the Latrobe Valley this week - more than a month since the announcement that Hazelwood would close.

Gipps community rallies for Kylie

Kylie Wright has lost everything but her precious, four daughters.

Born in the backyard

It's been a long and winding road for Gippsland act Wolf and Willow, but it leads back to their door in Traralgon.

Share Christmas joy

Gippslanders are asked to spare a thought to those less fortunate this festive season and give a gift to a child in out-of-home care.

Coal, rail top tabled strategy

Visions for Latrobe Valley's brown coal and rail futures were among a host of plans for the state when Infrastructure Victoria tabled its final 30-year infrastructure strategy in Parliament on Thursday.

A night by candlelight

Christmas songs will fill Traralgon's Sound Shell during the annual Carols by Candlelight.

Twenty-four days of Christmas giving

A trip to the theatre has inspired a Traralgon mother and daughter duo to give, rather than receive this Christmas.

Fighting the good fight

Eradicating asbestos was on the agenda of an international conference highlighting the impacts of the deadly carcinogen.

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