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The taskforce to ‘get things fixed’

A TASKFORCE to help prevent a repeat of February's Hazelwood mine fire crisis is expected to be in place in the next few days.

Jobs ‘ripe for the taking’

The State Government could unlock the job creation floodgates in the Latrobe Valley if it forced open cut operators to fast-track rehabilitation of vast swathes of disused mine

Ice report welcomed

The final report of the Parliamentary inquiry into the supply and use of the drug 'ice' has been welcomed by Latrobe Community Health Service.

Govt stoush over Federation Training

THE opposition spokesperson for the higher education and skills has criticised the announcement of a higher education centre at Federation Training's Traralgon campus.

New Latrobe Valley district

THERE has been a mixed reaction to an impending structural change within the CFA which would result in the creation of a new Latrobe Valley firefighting district by the end of the year.

Customer receives no reward for loyalty

A BITTER dispute over the replacement of roof insulation caked in ash and soot from the Hazelwood mine fire has left a Morwell man at his wit's end.

Could be grounds for action

A PRELIMINARY reading of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry report suggests GDF SUEZ could be liable to pay for compensation damages, according to the law firm probing the possibility of a class action.

Braving a new world

WHEN a child with autism enters a classroom, anxiety is only natural. They struggle with social situations and lack communication skills.

Lack of empathy slammed

A FEELING of "confusion, fear, anger and a lack of trust" within the community during the Hazelwood mine fire has been attributed to a lack of empathetic communication.

Call to relocate came too late

Generic, repetitive and too late. That was the Board of Inquiry's interpretation of information given to the community by the Department of Health.

Sixth stage of highway duplication revealed

THE design of the sixth stage of the Traralgon to Sale Princes Highway duplication project was unveiled yesterday.

A ray of hope

MORWELL will be a place where hope shines when the Leukaemia's Foundation runs its Community Light the Night event in the town next Thursday.

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