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Valley youth left in limbo

The Gippsland branch of the Youth Connections program will be among those across the country to lose funding at the end of the year.

Cautious welcome for $50m

The construction of two new coal technology projects in 2015 at Yallourn Power Station has fuelled cautious optimism the Latrobe Valley can sustain a niche coal industry.

‘Riotous’ behaviour

A witness in the murder trial of Traralgon man William Scriven has told the Latrobe Valley Supreme Court how he wished he had stayed home the night of his friend's death.

Traralgon ASIC in govt crosshairs

Widespread job security anxiety among Canberra bureaucrats has spread to Traralgon, where the ASIC registry arm has been targeted for privatisation.

Welcome transformation

One of Moe's most infamous eyesores is undergoing a facelift - 12 years after students left the Presentation College campus on Wirraway Street.

Hundreds of jobs to flow from Valley-based coal projects

TWO emerging brown coal technology developers will be granted $50 million in joint government funding today in an effort to diversify Latrobe Valley's future coal industry.

Nowhere to go

Last week the Gina family were excitedly preparing to move into their new Churchill home. This week they have no idea where they are going to sleep.

Eye for design

With a passion for men's fashion, a Trafalgar designer saw an absence in the market for men's jewellery when he was in high school and is still capitalising on it 12 years later.

Neilson Builders into liquidation

The local building sector is bracing for the fallout of the Neilson Builders closure, with fears smaller Gippsland tradesmen will be forced under as part of a collapse which has already claimed 19 jobs.

Helping youth to make ‘a go of it’

The Smith Family has called on the Latrobe Valley community to support local programs aimed at disadvantaged youth, by donating to the charity's winter appeal.

Showing a resilient strength

A former Traralgon woman is facing a life many can't imagine after losing the ability to talk, taste and smell following throat surgery yesterday.

Better late than never

A TRARALGON woman was amused to discover a competition entry she sent to The Express nine months ago, only arrived at its destination last week.

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TABLE TENNIS By KATRINA BRANDON   BOOMING streets, squeaky courts and roars of strength bellowed throughout the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS) over the King’s Birthday...