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Call to warm the pool

More than 270 people have signed a petition calling for a Latrobe City pool to be heated to at least 32 degrees one day a week.

Powerful ideas on the table for Valley’s future

A museum dedicated to the Valley's power sector history served a fitting setting to discuss visions of the future, as energy and mining stakeholders converged to identify gaps in future workforce training.

Appeal for witnesses to alleged hit and run

Traralgon police are looking for witnesses to an alleged hit and run incident on Sunday evening.

Yinnar collision hospitalises three

Two people have been flown to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital following a single-vehicle collision on Monash Way near Walsh's Road, Yinnar, this morning.

Gippsland Lakes laps up funds

The ongoing management of the Gippsland Lakes will receive a $2.5 million top-up in tomorrow's state budget, which will include a revamp of a Ministerial...

Positive response to campaign

Police have received a 263 per cent spike in tip-offs of suspected drug activity in a campaign to combat the manufacture and distribution of crystal methamphetamine or 'ice'.

Blessing back in business

A biker gathering of biblical proportions planned for Mirboo North in October almost went to the wreckers last week, after organisers of the second 'Blessing of the Bikes' temporarily cancelled the event.

RSL forced to use thousands in welfare funds on Anzac Day road closures

The cost burden of closing roads for Anzac Day services in the Latrobe Valley falls to local RSLs, but Latrobe City and the Federal Government can't agree whose responsibility it is to provide the funding.

Morwell’s ‘heart’

Morwell residents have pumped ideas into the town's future lifeblood, with organisers pleased with the number of people walking through the Future Morwell project's display.

Private rental market out of reach for income support recipients: Anglicare report

Single people living on Newstart or Youth Allowance in the Latrobe Valley and Baw Baw regions have been effectively priced out of the private rental market, an Anglicare Victoria report has found.

Union stalwart honoured

The dedication of one of Gippsland's longest standing union stalwarts to workers' rights and social justice has been recognised by the movement's highest accolade...

Major Collision Unit on scene at Yinnar crash

Two people have been flown to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital following a single-vehicle collision on Monash Way near Walsh's Road, Yinnar, this morning.

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Prepare for winter driving conditions this King’s Birthday weekend

STAFF WRITERS   VICTORIAN road users are being urged to prepare for winter driving conditions as intrastate travel is expected to increase over the King’s Birthday...