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Raiders of the lost art

Tony Hanning reckons he's rediscovered Gippsland's version of China's Terracotta Warriors, boxed up in a forgotten clay shed at Federation University.

What was the big bang?

It wasn't an earthquake, it wasn't the electricity network, it could have been a meteor. The source of the 'big bang' noise heard across the Latrobe Valley on Saturday night remains a mystery.

Garbos convicted

Two Gippsland Waste Services directors have each been sentenced to 18-month community corrections orders after being convicted of falsifying records.

Gas leak at Traralgon service station

The Country Fire Authority remains at the scene of an LPG leak at a United service station on the Princes Highway in Traralgon.

Helping hands for Harmony

Since 5 year-old Harmony Hoskin had a sudden stroke at school this year, the community has held out their helping hand. This Sunday, there'll be a car show to raise funds for her recovery.

Farmers feel fire levy burn

Gippsland home-owners, farmers and businesses could feel their hip pockets burning following the State Government's proposed increase to Victoria's property-based Fire Services Levy.

Churchill’s dental lab considered not viable

The proposal to construct a dental prosthetics lab and training clinic in Churchill was "not considered to be value for money", Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has revealed.

NZ workers employed over locals

Seventy contract workers from New Zealand were deployed at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill last fortnight, despite bouts of protests from local workers in recent years.

Council’s rally cry for ASIC

Moves to privatise one of Latrobe Valley's single biggest employers by the Abbott Government have been met with a fierce campaign to prevent hundreds of potential job losses in Traralgon.

State prepares to hock Lurgi site

The State Government has shown its hand on much awaited plans to sell off one of Latrobe Valley's most strategically important plots of industrial land.

Penned support

The organiser of a project to send written messages of hope from Latrobe Valley to the flood-ravaged Hunter Valley, wants to put a face to those messages - multiple faces, in fact.

Vic gets real on RET

There has been no resistance to a proposed Victorian Renewable Energy Target from the Latrobe Valley's power industry, according to the State Energy and Resources Minister.

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