Commission to find the rates balance
A move to prevent local council rate increases and cap spending was presented to Latrobe Valley residents on Monday night.
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.
Paying the penalty
Latrobe Valley cafe owners have backed a recommendation Sunday penalty rates be slashed for hospitality and retail workers.
It’s alive, it’s ALIVE!
Halloween lovers will howl and holler at the news Rosedale's infamous Haunted House will be back to its full spooky glory this October.
Crime Stoppers stats reveal power of the people
Community crime fighting organisation Crime Stoppers Victoria has recorded the highest arrest rates in its 28-year history.
Don’t wait until it’s too late
Gippsland women aged 50 to 69 are having free breast cancer checks at a rate just above the state average.
Art’s response to the Valley
A fossilised Kauri log excavated out of the Loy Yang open cut mine is at the centerpiece of a sensory exhibition that responds to the Latrobe Valley landscape.
‘Rank and file Nazi’ charged
A Moe man has been charged after making death and rape threats to Yarra Councillor Stephen Jolly and his family.
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".
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.