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Punished at the pump for too long

Fed up motorists are calling on the Latrobe Valley community to make some noise as the region continues to be slogged at the petrol bowser.

Valley earmarked for new brown coal tech

A company chaired by a Gippslander has turned to India as the launching pad for a new brown coal technology it eventually hopes to bring to the Latrobe Valley.

Coffee to go… to a good cause

Shouting a stranger a cup of coffee might seem out of the ordinary at first.

Research is music to their academic ears

Research projects conducted by a Federation University Churchill academic have attracted the attention of China.

Moe man faces court over attempted murder

A Moe man accused of attempted murder had been involved in an ongoing neighbourhood dispute over barking dogs, a court has heard.

Public shut out of decisions

Latrobe City Council says it is implementing changes to improve transparency after it emerged councillors, at one point, made almost half of their decisions in sessions closed to the public.

Rail waiting game

Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan's visit to Gippsland has offered scant new information on the rail crisis plaguing the region.

Rate increase mooted

When Latrobe City Council flagged its intention to apply for a rate increase higher than the state's capped rates, it was simply leaving its options open.

Bridging the divide

Latrobe Valley police have rolled out a cultural competency training program to improve relations with the multicultural community amid criticisms of racial profiling hurled against Victoria's forces in 2013.

From little things big things grow

Among the rolling hills of Yinnar South sits a small, rural primary school that is leaping to life.

Eager start to the school year

There was a mixture of excitement and tears - and not just from the pupils - as prep students across the Latrobe Valley entered the school gates for the first time.

Pipeline to generate hundreds of jobs

ESSO Australia is set to lay a new 187 kilometre pipeline in a two-year $400 million project which it says will generate 500 jobs at its peak.

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