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Health conservation

The establishment of a 'health conservation plan' and a Latrobe Valley health advocate are among suggestions the Board of Inquiry has made to improve and safeguard the community's health.

Advice to bosses unclear

Advice to bosses unclear

Firefighter wellbeing lacking in report: UFU

A UNITED Firefighters Union official has labelled discussions concerning firefighters in the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Report as minimal.

GDF Suez ‘not adequately prepared’ for mine fire

The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry was tabled in parliament Tuesday afternoon and includes 18 recommendations to the State Government and GDF Suez.

House fires under investigation

TWO unoccupied homes have been deliberately lit over the weekend in Yallourn North and Newborough.

PSOs on duty in Traralgon

Protective service officers hit the Traralgon Railway Station platform on Monday, ahead of their first shift on Tuesday night.

Police to enforce zero tolerance on trains

ANTI-social behaviour on Gippsland and Pakenham bound trains will be targeted by police in a bid to restore passenger confidence in public transport.

New lines of communication

EVERY day more than 1.1 million Australians have difficulty communicating, according to Latrobe Community Health Service speech pathologist Jessica Chambers.

Shifting sands

A SAND quarry on Traralgon's outskirts is undergoing an $850,000 operational overhaul, which will see industrial levels of on site water usage drop by 75 per cent.

Steaming down the home stretch

Plumes of steam continued to pour out of HRL's Energy Brix complex yesterday, ahead of the upcoming 'temporary' closure of its briquette factory and power station.

Alternative option to pain relief

Labor candidate for Morwell Jadon Mintern has made a passionate show of support for the legalisation of medical marijuana.

Labor offers action on ice promise

A Labor State Government would establish a dedicated 'Ice Action Taskforce' in its first 100 days.

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