One of the ‘lucky ones’
"I was nearly another person that was going to be remembered this way," - Darren Van Heurck fights back tears as he recalls his workplace accident.
Lights out for festival?
Organisers of the annual Walhalla Vinter Ljusfest are waiting anxiously to find out whether the August event has the funding it needs to go ahead.
Breaking the ice
Twenty-seven year-old Kallym has not used crystal methamphetamine for more than a year, after five years of recreational drug use and two years of ice addiction.
Change of scenery
Upper house Labor member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing plans to shift her electoral office from Warragul to the Latrobe Valley in the next few months.
Seriously sick kids will get care: LRH
Latrobe Regional Hospital says children with serious health conditions will continue to receive immediate care
Government commits $25 million to mine fire response
The State Government's efforts to improve overall safety of Latrobe Valley's open cut network are set to ramp up, with $25.4 million allocated to implement the full suite of Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry recommendations.
Anzac Day: Morwell
A MARCH down Tarwin Street marked the beginning of Morwell's Anzac Day service, with a record crowd gathering at the cenotaph, like the dawn service earlier on Saturday.
LRH caught in govt crossfire
Latrobe Regional Hospital would lose more than $249 million in funding over 10 years as a result of Federal Government funding cuts to health, the State Government said last week.
Water given ‘all clear’
Gippsland Water lifted the boil water alert for Morwell residents on Friday following independent water quality test results.
Leadbeater’s Possum protected
PRESSURE for Australian Paper wood pulp supplier VicForests to end logging in the central highlands has intensified, after the classification of the Leadbeater's Possum as critically endangered by the Federal Government.
Send complaints here
The Victorian Ombudsman visited Gippsland last week in a bid to increase awareness of her role as a complaints investigator.
Valley ‘coping’ with increase
Latrobe Valley support services believe local renters are doing 'okay', despite an increase in home rental prices over the past five years.
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Making public transport safe
VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28.
Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...
