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Rich remembered

ON the afternoon of 17 February 1967, an Australian force from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment found itself facing defeat in a thick patch of jungle near the coast of Phuoc Tuy province.

Turbine upgrade on the cards

One of the Latrobe Valley's power stations is planning to replace existing turbines with a "higher efficiency design".

Police state of mind matters

Psychological support is always given to those first responders in an event or disaster.

T’gon Sth servo demolition extension rejected

A push to delay demolition of a long-unfinished Traralgon South service station has been quashed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

AP slapped with fine following 30,000-litre spill

AUSTRALIAN Paper is conducting an engineering study of a fibreglass pipeline at Maryvale Mill following a 30,000 litre spill into the Latrobe River last year.

Kind support for other nations

Hospitals in developing countries will soon have essential life-saving equipment, thanks to a donation of nursing equipment from Federation University.

School plans on display for months

The state education minister has hit back at Member for Morwell Russell Northe over his comments regarding the Morwell schools regeneration project.

Soul searching hymns

Losing a relative to suicide has prompted a Morwell pastor to run a suicide prevention and awareness campaign, hoping to let people know they’re not alone.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place

A Flynn honey producer has dismissed international research pointing to toxic alkaloids in Australian honey, calling it “alarmist”.

A taste of Italian culture

It will be party time in Mirboo North from noon this Sunday when a celebration of all things Italian takes to Baromi Park.

Plenty of room to grow

Two Morwell community groups formed in the wake of the Hazelwood mine fire are going from strength to strength.

The art of interaction

A painting of a woman or a bowl of fruit may be beautiful, but artist Roger Alsop wants the viewer to be a part of the artwork itself.

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