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Managing and treating dams in fire affected areas

By CLEM STURMFELS   FARMERS in fire-affected areas are encouraged to monitor their dams and remove floating debris as soon as possible following heavy or prolonged...

Chester committed to Gippsland amid Coalition split

By LIAM DURKIN   FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he will continue to serve the interests of regional Australians after resigning from the Coalition...

Sticky Nicky handed suspended sentence

By AIDAN KNIGHT   A SMALL Moe business has been left short changed after a former employee got off lightly on charges of theft under their...

Hospital staff seeking pay rise

By PEACE IJIYERA   DECKED out in bright pink on Tuesday, January 20, a group of 11 healthcare workers and members of Health Workers Union (HWU)...

Total Fire Ban declared for entire state tomorrow

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the whole state of Victoria tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Victoria is set to experience severe...

150 firearm checks completed

MORE than 150 firearm checks have recently been conducted across Latrobe Valley. Officers from Traralgon Uniform and Morwell Divisional Response Unit - assisted by the...

Preparation is key: Erica brigade

By KATRINA BRANDON     RECENT bushfires have highlighted the importance of planning ahead. While there are no localised fires in the Latrobe Valley region, authorities warn that...

Australia Day events across Latrobe

AUSTRALIA Day will be celebrated across Latrobe City, with free community events to take place at Boolarra, Churchill, Moe, Morwell, Toongabbie, Traralgon, Yallourn North...

Not your average morning commute

By AIDAN KNIGHT     A NEWBOROUGH woman was hospitalised after a single-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway near Moe last Thursday (January 15). Traffic was brought to...

High grass, high farce

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT     STRETCHING all across Traralgon-Maffra Road, overgrown vegetation has plagued the much-traversed country strip. Renewed calls have been made by locals for the unkempt...

Morwell the worst town? Hardly

By LIAM DURKIN     IT’s on TikTok so it must be true. Some bloke who goes by the name of ‘tedsthetics’ on social media labelled Morwell the...

Fire-affected livestock find place to stay in Gippsland

By LIAM DURKIN     COUNTRY folk doing what they do best. Farmers across the region have extended the olive branch to those up north affected by bushfires. With...

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Delburn turbines could be as tall as Loy Yang cooling towers

By AIDAN KNIGHT   THE State Electricity Commission hosted a series of drop-in sessions recently, catering to both community and industry, in an effort to educate...