Councillor wants Morwell seat
LATROBE City councillor Tracie Lund will again run as an independent candidate for the seat of Morwell at this year's state election, with a...
Dateline Thorpdale, not just spuds
THORPDALE, the hamlet nestled in the Strzelecki Ranges famous for its potato growing, has become the beating heart of Gippsland journalism.
Three journalists who grew...
Watt a welcome visit by Minister
By LIAM DURKIN
FEDERAL Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Emergency Management, Murray Watt, stopped by the region last week.
Mr Watt was in Gippsland, meeting...
Holden museum races to expansion
By LIAM DURKIN
THE Trafalgar Holden Museum will be extended to house a new collection of cars.
The collection will take in 18 heritage Holden cars,...
Moe’s connection to Olivia Newton-John
By LIAM DURKIN
AUSTRALIANS mourned the death of singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John last week.
Readers might be interested to know the Grammy Award-winner had some connection to...
Churchill Ritchies IGA to shut shop
SUPERMARKET chain Ritchies has announced it is closing its Churchill store by mid-September, leaving about 40 employees without a job.
Ritchies told its staff and...
Greens’ Bill to end coal by 2030
The Victorian Greens are proposing to bring forward the closure of Yallourn by four years to 2024 under a Bill to legislate an end...
Police seize meth and cash in Newborough home
Moe police have seized methylamphetamine, heroin, GHB and cash after carrying out a search warrant at a house in Newborough yesterday morning.
Police conducted the...
Northe to quit politics
INDEPENDENT Member for Morwell Russell Northe will be quitting politics at this year's state election, after holding the seat since 2006.
Mr Northe told The...
New Labor candidate announced for Morwell
A Latrobe Valley medical doctor with a Labor pedigree will be taking on the November state election as the newly-minted Labor candidate for Morwell.
Kate...
Traralgon pub fined for excessive noise
A Traralgon hotel has been fined more than $9000 over excessively loud music after months of public complaints and for failing to comply with...
Report finds lessons in wake of storm
EMERGENCY Management Victoria is working to improve understanding extreme weather forecasts after last year's severe June storms destroyed parts of the state.
EMV released its...
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From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, August 27, 1975
Railways won’t move goods yard
THE Railways have declined to relocate the Morwell goods yards, claiming that it would...
