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GLP has vision for the Valley

By PHILIP HOPKINS   A GROUP of prominent Latrobe Valley residents, fearful of the dramatic economic and social impact on the region when the brown coal...

Community marches for justice

By Aidan Knight   Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died.   Following...

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50 years ago The Express October 8, 1975 Building Boom Stirs Shire Traralgon Shire is the new building boom area in the Latrobe Valley. The slow-moving shire,...

Patterson back again

ERIN Patterson has announced her intentions to appeal her convictions over the 2023 mushroom lunch on the second last day of her appeal window. Patterson's...

Regions rising, homes missing

By AIDAN KNIGHT   REGIONAL Australia will need 480,000 new homes by 2041 to keep pace with population shifts, and Gippsland is at the centre of...

Uncertainty hinders workers’ mental health

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   UNCERTAINTY surrounds the inevitable closure of the region's brown coal industry, and equally discussions around the potential stress of workers rises. Organisations were...

Remembering a selfless local advocate

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   TIRELESS local volunteer and champion for prostate research Allan Cunningham passed away recently at the age of 83. The Traralgon man was instrumental...

Genuine partnership part of energy future

By PHILIP HOPKINS   GIPPSLAND Aborigines' vision of the region's energy future includes a genuine partnership and healing of country, with potential land returns and compensation,...

Farmers must be involved in Treaty process: VFF president

By PHILIP HOPKINS   VICTORIA's farmers must be involved in the process and legislation to create a Victorian Aboriginal Treaty, according to the industry's peak body. Victorian...

Opal seeks $402 million government payment

By PHILIP HOPKINS   OPAL, which is suing the state government $402 million for breach of contract, lost more than 350 employees when white paper production...

Planning to stay above the waterline

By AIDAN KNIGHT   AS the state races to deliver new homes in the housing crisis, Victoria's regional leaders warn that failing to plan for flooding...

Council defers debate on crime program

By AIDAN KNIGHT   LATROBE City Council has once again circled the block on the question of how best to tackle antisocial behaviour in Morwell's central...

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Fraser’s legacy lives on

COMMENT By MARY ALDRED TUESDAY, November 11, 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of Malcolm Fraser’s appointment as Prime Minister following the dismissal of Gough...