This time it’s personal
When this year's Latrobe Valley Relay for Life brought the total raised in the event's 15-year history to $1 million Thorpdale's Tracey Chambers was on stage to mark the occasion.
An education evolution
Swinburne Online is offering Latrobe Valley residents a taste of distance education before committing to university.
Rewarded for hard yards
Latrobe Valley community advocacy group Voices of the Valley has received a sustainability award for its efforts in fighting for environmental justice.
Counting the cost of childcare
A 120-capacity childcare centre earmarked for Yarragon has drawn criticism from neighbouring residents.
Half century for Uniting Church thrift shop
Volunteers past and present came together to celebrate 50 years of Newborough's Uniting Church Thrift Shop recently.
Women at work
Working at a power plant in a high-vis suit and steel-capped boots is not typically considered a feminine occupation.
Beginning of the end for VCE students
The Victorian Certificate of Education exams officially kicked off yesterday.
Assistance package expected
Treasurer Tim Pallas has assured a substantial assistance package to address the welfare of power station and mine workers in the event of a Hazelwood closure.
Dwellings collapse
A Morwell-based company that offered custom-designed homes to "capture the essence of Australian living" has gone into administration.
Firefighters to vote on EBA
The Country Fire Authority's controversial enterprise bargaining agreement will be put to a vote of career firefighters after a lengthy legal dispute.
A wage rate plummet?
A letter circulated to Loy Yang employees has revealed wage drops of up to 65 per cent would occur if owner AGL successfully terminated the station and mine's Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
Health study targets final Morwell patch for survey
THE Hazelwood Health Study will this week send Adult Survey invitations to 1750 eligible residents in the last area of Morwell to be targeted by the large-scale activity.


















