Brown coal’s future: Twenty years of coal at least
Richard Elkington, chair of Regional Development Gippsland and a member of the Clean Coal Victoria Advisory Committee says the brown coal industry as it stands has another 20 years of life.
Brown coal’s future: Challenges await the industry
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has spoken of the reliability of brown coal with a need to meet peak-hour electricity demand.
Man in induced coma following crash near Walhalla
A 26 year-old motorbike rider was airlifted to The Alfred Hospital in an induced coma after colliding with a four wheel-drive near Walhalla on Sunday.
Monash Uni awarded contract for Hazelwood mine fire long-term health study
Monash University has announced it has been contracted by the Victorian Department of Health to undertake the government's study into the long-term health effects of the Hazelwood mine fire on Morwell residents.
Councillor’s high ambitions
Latrobe City councillor Christine Sindt has announced her intention to run for an upper house seat in the Eastern Victoria Region in the upcoming state election.
The dawn of the dead
What began as a humble haunted house in Rosedale resident David Kupisiewicz's home and shed for his homesick California-native children, has grown into a Halloween nightmare.
‘Threat to Australia’
New candidate for Morwell claims the acceptance of non-Christian immigrants into Australia has caused a threat to the nation.
Newborough training centre builds on success
Job-seekers participating in a building course newly offered in Newborough had a chance to show off all they had achieved at the workshop's official opening on Thursday.
Dreams come true
With the first round of Big Red Kidney Bus patients hooked up and ready for holidays, patients from across Australia are living the legacy Latrobe Valley dialysis patients left behind.
A gift worth cherishing?
Coal extracted from the depths of the Hazelwood mine has been used to create sculptures and charcoal drawings in an exhibition that questions our dualistic relationship to the resource.
Controversial policy may impact Valley
Brown coal power stations may yet benefit from the controversial 'Direct Action' policy, according to Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt amid speculation local generators will be priced out of the scheme.
Help make Morwell more well
It's a uniting slogan and worthy of wearing across your chest - "Let's make Morwell, More-well" and is based on the notion nature can heal and enhance the community's wellbeing.