Minister apologises
The State Government has conceded the removal and cremation of a body from the Traralgon Memorial Cemetery last year without his family's knowledge "should not have happened".
Sorting the trash from the treasure
When a hard object inside a pillow case started vibrating in the hands of a senior Morwell op shop volunteer, a day of donation bin digging was about to get a whole lot more risque.
Nationals look to recapture country namesake
We know them casually as 'The Nats', but the party wants to be carried forward with a different title, one that reminds voters of its country roots.
WorkSafe to target Moe area
WorkSafe Victoria will conduct more than 100 workplace inspections in the Moe, Newborough and Trafalgar area later this month as part of its ongoing Safe Towns campaign.
Prospects remain for magnesium plant proposal
SPENT ash fly from Hazelwood Power Station is intended to be used in a long-held plan for a magnesium plant in the Latrobe Valley.
Chook farm approved, but at a cost
Debate over construction of two free range chicken farms near Toongabbie appears likely to be taken to the state's dispute resolution tribunal.
Bad publicity plagues Morwell real estate
Morwell's residential real estate market is still recovering from the far-reaching impacts of the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire, where median house prices took a 9.9 per cent dive last financial year.
Kindergarten’s financial strain
A FUNDING shortage has forced parents at Willow Grove Kindergarten to fundraise thousands of dollars to keep their centre open.
Neverending roadworks nightmare
A MESS of wet asphalt and abandoned machinery have left Moe residents unable to access their street and driveways for weeks at a time.
Activist group awarded cash grant
The rush by community activist group Voices of the Valley to finalise submissions to the reopened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry has attracted a last-minute funding boost from the State Government.
Chicken farms approved, but with conditions
The development of two, free range chicken farms near Toongabbie has been granted by Wellington Shire Council's planning department; however, with strict conditions.
The heart to go on
IT took six months on a waiting list to receive the heart transplant Traralgon mother Jane Buxton so desperately needed.
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Final VicGrid plan coming
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...
