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Hunt for arts director

Latrobe City is on the hunt for its new creative leader following the unexpected departure of its most recent arts director after only four months in the role.

Victoria’s student numbers to swell by 2020

An estimated 448 extra classrooms will be needed each year to accommodate Victoria's growing population.

Wider Gippsland’s second quake mere coincidence

Wider Gippsland's second earthquake in as many weeks had no apparent connection to a 3.1 magnitude earthquake felt south-west of Moe last Thursday.

EPA ‘sorry’ for data fault in Morwell’s south

Environment Protection Authority staff were on site at Morwell's southern air monitoring station yesterday, swapping existing equipment with new parts.

Communication flare-up at Yallourn open cut

A communication "gap" before Tuesday's hot spot flare-up in the Yallourn open cut should be a further lesson in public engagement, according to Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner.

Call for cool heads amid death row drama

Indonesian residents in the Latrobe Valley are hoping the Bali nine death row controversy will be resolved without hurting cross-cultural relations.

Strange bedfellows in Gippsland South by-election

The Greens have been spruiked as potential 'kingmakers' this Saturday at the Gippsland South by-election, with predictions pointing to another Nationals win through candidate Danny O'Brien.

Latrobe Valley’s education scam woe

Door-to-door salespeople targeting Latrobe Valley residents with expensive online education courses could be selling the community a 'scam'.

Small open cut fire declared safe

Fire crews have declared a small fire in the Yallourn open cut safe, after a hot spot flared up in a disused section of the mine this morning.

Malfunction causes poor air quality reading: EPA

An overnight malfunction caused an air quality monitoring station to deliver incorrect readings in Morwell's south.

Police to burn cannabis almost 500 cannabis plants

Almost 500 cannabis plants currently rotting in the evidence room of Wonthaggi Police Station will be destroyed shortly.

One newspaper’s battle for

When Trafalgar residents picked up the December copy of the town's own community newspaper, Traf News, they were met with an unusual message from the editor on page two.

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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...