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.
Good cause to ride on
TRAVELLING 450 kilometres in four days is no ride in the park, but for Traralgon's Darren Cowell the cause is worth it.
Power generator beefs up firefighting arsenal
ONE brown coal operator is learning from a disaster faced by another, acquiring a fire truck customised to fight coal mine fires.
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.
The tough choice
TRARALGON mother Chrissy Crow lost her teenage son in cardiac arrest after ingesting a legal supplement purchased over the counter.
Man charged with burglary and theft
A man from interstate will face the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court today charged with multiple counts of burglary and theft.
Rumblings in the halls of power
Only a matter of hours had passed since (former) Speaker Bronwyn Bishop's public apology for 'that' infamous helicopter trip on the public purse.