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Meet your 2016 Latrobe Valley school duxes

2016 school duxes reveal their plans for the future.

Top of the class

Girls have topped Latrobe Valley classrooms, with six announced dux of their respective schools.

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.

Can’t afford not to

Economic stress in the midst of fire season could be a recipe for disaster.

Vicky follows her heart

As a mother hangs up her dance shoes, her daughter is fitting herself with a new pair.

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.

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