STATE ELECTION: Know your house
With a record 46 candidates vying for one of five coveted upper house seats at Saturday's state election, Gippsland voters have never had so much democracy at their disposal.
STATE ELECTION: Northe hits out
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has hit out at Victorian Labor over television advertising which references the Hazelwood mine fire, labelling the approach as "utterly wrong".
STATE ELECTION: End of the line for foster care?
Latrobe Valley foster carer Ann Letch shudders to think that the community might see the end of Victorian foster care.
STATE ELECTION: Funds pledged for historic Traralgon court house
The Coalition has committed to contributing $230,000 towards developing the historic Traralgon Court House, if re-elected on Saturday.
STATE ELECTION: Competing ambo claims
A Latrobe Valley paramedic has backed Labor's promise to end the two-year long industrial dispute if elected.
Why our ABC?
A shock decision by the ABC to close its Morwell-based studio as part of a nationwide round of service cuts has been met with fierce opposition from the Latrobe Valley community.
Election battle builds
A series of emerging factors mean Nationals sitting Member Russell Northe will have a tougher time holding on to his seat than first thought.
Man injured after crane falls at switchyard
A crane has fallen at the Hazelwood Power Station switchyard this morning.
Mural to promote Lifeline
FOUR figures tracking the process of defeat to accepting the help of another has been expressed in a mural behind the Lifeline Gippsland Morwell opportunity shop.
Potentially major fire season
Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley has urged residents to carry out fire prevention and preparedness measures before Christmas ahead of a potentially major bushfire season.
Hall to benefit from hands-on help
A COMMUNITY-based education program will offer Latrobe Valley students the chance to put their knowledge into practice at Traralgon's Victorian Railway Institute Hall next year.
Emergency crews under one roof
Morwell's fire and ambulance services will be housed under an $8 million dollar roof if the Labor party comes to power, courtesy of a $3 million election commitment made last week.
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
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SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
