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Department ‘misled’ community

The Department of Health published misleading information about whether there was an increase in deaths during the Hazelwood mine fire, the Board of Inquiry has found.

Enough’s enough: Community unites against family violence

Three hundred police referrals a month. That is the number Quantum Support Services in Gippsland has received for family violence incidents so far this financial year.

Sporting union to smash ice

METHAMPHETAMINE use in Gippsland will be tackled on the sporting field as local bodies band together to fight the drug destroying lives across country Victoria.

‘Bittersweet victory’

A Morwell woman who claims her husband died due to toxic smoke and ash exposure during the Hazelwood mine fire, has called the report findings a bittersweet victory.

Valley battered by storm

Tuesday evening's torrential rainfall across the Latrobe Valley has served as a timely reminder to check your downpipes, according to the SES.

Dental lab gets go-ahead

A dental prosthetics laboratory and university training clinic will go ahead in Churchill after Latrobe Community Health Service overcame its final funding hurdle this week.

Mine rehab works so far ‘below par’

The State Government's ability to regulate coal mine rehabilitation has been questioned almost two years after the Hazelwood mine fire.

Hazelwood Mine fire Inquiry finds increase in deaths ‘likely’

The reopened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry has found it is likely there was an increase in deaths in the Latrobe Valley between February and June 2014, compared with the same period during 2009 to 2013.

Power station spill under investigation

GDF SUEZ Hazelwood says it is investigating the cause of a small spill of saline water at the power station this afternoon.

Family’s fire plan saves their lives

Frequently practising their fire plan saved Churchill's Griffiths family from a blaze that destroyed their home in late October.

State multicultural honours for Express

The Latrobe Valley Express has been awarded a Multicultural Award For Excellence for its reporting of multicultural affairs.

Offer rejected

Loy Yang Power Station and mine workers reject proposed EA including 21.5 per cent wage increase over four years, signalling the possibility of a drawn out industrial dispute over the peak summer period.

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