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Colour me sick

The Asbestos Council of Victoria fears children may be exposed to harmful asbestos fibres following recent testing of crayons purchased in the Latrobe Valley.

Show some heart and dig deep

For Moe resident Jill Cheek, supporting charities is a regular occurrence she doesn't think twice about.

A matter of probability?

The board of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry has been implored to follow two very differing courses of action in ruling on whether the blaze caused extra deaths in the Latrobe Valley last year.

Officeworks pulls crayons off shelves

Stationery giant Officeworks has taken all its crayons off the shelves while "rigorous testing" is carried out.

Morwell processing jobs to yo-go

One of Latrobe Valley's celebrated employment success stories - Lion's yoghurt processing factory in Morwell - is moving to skim up to 30 full-time positions from its workforce.

Schools sought for Hazelwood Health Study

The Hazelwood Health Study is seeking the participation of schools impacted by last year's mine fire as part of a long-term independent program of research led by Monash University.

The power of the written word

Light Horseman's words of war return to Latrobe Valley in travelling State Library exhibition.

‘Siblings are forever’

More than a third of children and young people in Australia's out-of-home care system are separated from their siblings.

Hope at end of the tunnel

Twenty-three year-old Mark Mattei cannot tell you how old he was when he first entered state care.

Epping Market up and running

More than 10 years in the making and not without its share of controversy, the new Melbourne Wholesale Market officially opened in Epping last week.

Training contract gets wings

The benefits from one of Gippsland's biggest economic boosts in more than a decade are set to flow from 2019, when basic pilot training for army, navy and air force personnel commences at RAAF Base East Sale.

Mine fire inquiry: QC fires up on statistician

A prominent statistician has been accused of embroiling himself in a 'campaign' with activist group Voices of the Valley.

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