Employment in the spotlight
JOB numbers have improved in the Latrobe Valley but youth unemployment is also on the rise, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data for January.
Mine works compromise reached
UNIONS and ENGIE have reached a compromise over a dispute about the company using labour from outside the region for works in the Hazelwood mine.
Breakthrough
A SCHEME allowing redundant Hazelwood employees to move to another power generator is a step closer after winning the support of Loy Yang A owner AGL.
State defends Warragul spending
STATE Industry and Employment Minister Wade Noonan has defended a decision to spend $10 million from its Hazelwood transition fund on the expansion of a Warragul hydroponic tomato facility, despite it being located outside Latrobe City.
Festival no small potatoes
NO spud will be a dud at this year's potato festival in the rolling Strzelecki hills of Thorpdale.
Diamond in the rough
FOR some people, golf, video games or fishing is their hobby, but for David Roberts it's preserving the history of a town forgotten by time. Befitting of the subject matter, the Yallourn North Old Brown Coal Mine Museum is a diamond in the rough.
CSI comes to the Valley
Latrobe Police have welcomed news a new forensic hub has been slated for Latrobe Valley to help tackle the ice epidemic and spread of drugs.
Welcome to the Gippsland of old
A trip through Moe's Old Gippstown is a rite of passage for Latrobe Valley schoolchildren.
Inside the Latrobe Valley Authority
Within hours of Engie announcing Hazelwood would stop generating in March, Premier Daniel Andrews was standing in Morwell's iconic rose garden outlining how the State Government would respond to the closure.
Don’t expect a new station anytime soon
The prospect of electricity fuelled by so-called 'clean coal' may have generated headlines across the nation in recent weeks, but Latrobe Valley residents are being warned not to expect a new power station in the region anytime soon.
Masters of our own destiny
Lost jobs, businesses closing and a community wondering where its employment would come from in the future.
The stars of the show
Sunflowers across the Latrobe Valley will be out in bloom to coincide with the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in April.
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By LIAM DURKIN
UNDERDOGS are common in Australian sport.
Think Steven Bradbury, Cliffy Young, or even the Australian cricket team at the 2023 World...
