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Industrial history explored

Police officers were outnumbered 100 to one in October last year when hoards of construction workers descended on the front gates of Maryvale Mill lobbying for the rights of local workers.

Police continue hunt for Morwell Club robber

Police are still on the hunt for the man who robbed the Morwell Club armed with a kitchen knife in January.

Crime rates up in Victoria

A 2.5 per cent Victorian crime rate increase has been attributed to the ice epidemic, however local police say other factors could have contributed.

EPA questioned on lack of community information

The Environment Protection Authority is investigating whether Energy Australia Yallourn has breached the Environment Protection Act, following an ash slurry spill into the Morwell River.

Show respect for all cultures

Latrobe City councillor Kellie O'Callaghan has launched a social media campaign in the wake of controversial comments made by her fellow councillor Christine Sindt.

Home-based care for Victorian children

Children across Victoria will move out of residential units and into home-based care as part of a $43 million State Government investment announced this week.

A whole new world

Gippsland's incoming Anglican Bishop Kay Goldsworthy is preparing to take on "a whole new world" when she is installed this Saturday.

Roads to the small screen

The Latrobe Valley's top traffic cop Senior Sergeant Clint Wilson packed up his desk on Tuesday as he prepares for a new leadership role that will see him swap the local streets for a small screen set.

Extremism, Islam one and the same to Cr Sindt

Latrobe City councillor Christine Sindt's continued public comments about Islam are drawing further community outrage, with allegations she is in breach of council's social media policy and damaging the reputation of the region.

Refugee zone back on council agenda

A Symbolic commitment by Latrobe City Council to welcome refugees to the region will be challenged on Monday night.

Time to ‘cut the fat’

Latrobe Valley residents could face their lowest rate increase in years, as Latrobe City moves to reign spending into a new era of "financial sustainability and constraint".

Energy Australia Yallourn under investigation after ash slurry spill into Morwell River

The Environment Protection Authority is investigating whether Energy Australia Yallourn has breached the Environment Protection Act, following an ash slurry spill into the Morwell River.

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