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Towering inferno

Firefighters fought for seven hours to control a tower of burning sawdust at Carter Hold Harvey timber mill on Tuesday.

Liquor lock-out

Moe police have quashed a swell of packaged liquor thefts from bottle shops and supermarket retailers under a crackdown ban.

Bid to keep GPs local

Keeping health students in the Latrobe Valley after graduation was the focus of the Federal Rural Health Minister's visit to the region on Tuesday.

Digging into mine rehabilitation

Community expectations about the long-term rehabilitation of Latrobe Valley mines will be tabled at an open forum.

Drugs seized during police raid in Drouin

Three drug traffickers have been charged following a search warrant at a Drouin residence on Monday morning.

Fuel up before hitting the road

Visitors to Walhalla and Mountain Rivers region are being warned not to leave the Latrobe Valley without first ensuring they have enough fuel to make the 100 kilometre return trip.

Newborough station well ‘out of date’

Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling on the State Government to upgrade Newborough's ageing fire station.

Three wards pegged for Wellington

There are hopes splitting Wellington Shire into three wards would reinvigorate participation in council matters.

Rural voters to get more say in Baw Baw

Rural ratepayers in Baw Baw Shire Council would be better represented in a ward restructure recommended to the State Government.

Salvos’ good work continues

Is it a church or is it a charity?

Room for improvement

Gippsland gay rights activists are concerned religious agency exemptions under same-sex equality adoption laws could open the doors for further exclusions.

Historic tunnel won’t close: WGCMA

The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority has again moved to allay fears about the effects of a proposed fishway on a historic section of the Thomson River.

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