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Dukes’ little gem shines

Watching your child battle cancer is any parent's worst nightmare, but for Churchill's Lorrae Dukes it was a reality.

Skewed stats: FedUni defends completion rate

Federation University's Acting Vice-Chancellor has refuted media reports claiming it has low course completion rates, with the statistics not "taking into account" the individual needs of students.

Stamping out sickies at Loy Yang

Workers at Loy Yang have been ordered to stop taking "unprotected action" in the form of sickies and refusing to work overtime.

Bleak future for Gippsland sawmill

More job losses could be ahead for Gippsland as Heyfield's hardwood timber mill faces a crippling supply crisis.

Crossing the digital divide

Technology can be baffling. Even the most tech-savvy folk among us, reared in the digital age, have likely encountered an issue they couldn't solve.

Annual heart walk flatlines

Traralgon's annual Australia Day Heart Walk will not go ahead this Thursday due to a lack of sponsorship and organisation.

Donating is in the blood

Every Thursday for the past 44 years Gwenda Husson has volunteered at the Traralgon Blood Donor Centre.

Hazelwood mine rehab cost blowout

The real cost to rehabilitate the Hazelwood coal mine has come in six times the figure estimated by its owners at a State Government inquiry only a year ago.

‘Sickies’ plague Loy Yang station

Energy giant AGL is dealing with workers taking "sickies" after winning a case to terminate an enterprise bargaining agreement at Loy Yang.

Fatal collision in Newborough

Police are investigating the circumstances of a fatal collision in Newborough which occurred about 4pm on Tuesday.

What dreams may come

Growing up as a youngster in the Latrobe Valley, Brice Sedgwick would read The Express and ponder what life had in store.

Eyes on the Valley’s future generation

More than 500 children from the Latrobe Valley are now enrolled in a study that will track the health impact of the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire.

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