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There’s no time for excuses

A change in the story of family violence within the Latrobe Valley is materialising in the form of singing, drumming and dancing.

Power to the people

Latrobe City Council wants to empower the community to take charge of its health and wellbeing.

Invest in the future

Nine local schools are set to be upgraded as part of the State Government's $266 million Latrobe Valley support package.

FedUni strengthens bond with China

Latrobe City has further strengthened its sister city ties with Taizhou through a partnership set to benefit university students.

The last hurrah

Two Morwell primary schools are preparing to say goodbye after more than 100 years of education.

‘Bob… told me to hit him’

A woman who killed a man by striking him about 70 times with a mattock and knife on 20 June 2014 in Morwell said she was told to do it by a man named 'Bob' in an interview with police, a court has heard.

Tragic tales of suffering

The mother and sister of a man killed by Morwell woman Bonnie Sawyer-Thompson in 2014 have delivered harrowing witness statements at a Latrobe Valley Supreme Court hearing.

Mining for a new power station

A new brown coal power station using the latest technology should be built in the Latrobe Valley to anchor the south-east corner of the national electricity market, according to Victoria's peak mining body.

Redeployment stoush

Unionists have called suggestions they are blocking Hazelwood workers transitioning into positions at neighbouring power station Loy Yang a "blatant lie".

All ideas on the table

Put a group of about 200 people into one room and ask them to discuss the pressing challenges of the region and a creative way forward.

Start of a long journey

The mass closure of Hazelwood should not be considered as a "one off".

The show’s back in town

This year's Traralgon and District Agricultural Show has something for everyone.

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From the archives with Katrina Brandon

50 years ago The Express, August 18, 1976 Ratepayers urged: vote against plan   THE Narracan Shire Ratepayers' Association is urging ratepayers to reject the shire council's proposal...