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Old Gippstown’s cafe closes

Several employees lost their jobs when Old Gippstown management made the "difficult decision" to close its cafe on Sunday, 28 June.

Police raid Mirboo North property

A 40 year-old Mirboo North man has been arrested in a pre-dawn raid as part of an ongoing operation against an alleged drug syndicate.

Small business bus rolling into town

Small business operators in the Latrobe Valley can access free mentoring, support and information about State Government services when the Small Business Bus visits the region.

Push for residential rehab facility in Latrobe Valley

A local charity has expressed doubts the State Government's $2.3 million funding injection to address Gippsland's ice 'epidemic' can make an impact without a residential rehabilitation facility in place.

Victoria Police are appealing for public assistance

VICTORIA Police are appealing for public assistance following an incident where a man approached two children in Traralgon on Friday afternoon.

Things to heat up at Loy Yang

Loy Yang will tackle a 'hot spot' in its mine's southern wall today, in a move to suppress the known area of heated coal which has been under observation for many years.

Chasing a brown coal pipe dream

The Victorian Ports Minister has been accused of feeding the Latrobe Valley 'false hope' by continuing to talk up the role of brown coal exports through a new container port at Hastings.

Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill spill update

Further details have emerged surrounding an industrial spill at the Australian Paper Maryvale mill last week, following an ongoing investigation by the Environment Protection Authority.

‘How dare they’

A string of opportunistic thefts of charity donation tins across the Latrobe Valley has left investigating police disturbed by the "audacious" behaviour, allegedly perpetrated by two men due to face court this month.

Prepare to dine on this feast of film

Hungry Valley film buffs will be treated to another helping of quality cinema, when the Latrobe Film Festival returns to light up the big screen in Traralgon next weekend.

Churchill in NBN crosshairs

Churchill residents are set to have access to the National Broadband Network after the town was listed on the latest construction plan.

Authority says reports were not about health

The Environment Protection Authority has released a statement seeking to clarify the scope of two reports released last week which found there were no ongoing impacts of the Hazelwood mine fire on the Latrobe Valley environment.

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