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Cold snap hits Valley

The cold snap had snow-lovers rejoicing, with light falls in low-lying areas on Friday.

Hazelwood hot spot flares up, but contained

CFA firefighters and GDF SUEZ crews have contained a spot fire in the eastern batters of the Hazelwood open-cut mine.

The lost boy of Sudan

A survivor of Sudan's most horrific period, when boys aged five to 12 years were killed to prevent their recruitment by the militia in the late 1980s, Abraham Malual had faced man and nature's darkest side head on.

Unexpected detour

OBSERVATION - The tough-as-nails demeanour of these Rebels bikies was delegated to sidecar position in Drouin recently, when this attempt to push-start a Harley went hilariously wrong.

Police pounce on Rebels

Teams of police are working to thwart the notorious Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang from establishing a "stranglehold" on Gippsland.

Moe revitalisation on track

Stage one of the Moe railway revitalisation project is on track to begin this year, with Latrobe City Council in the process of evaluating responses to tender.

A new Lake Narracan

Detailed plans for a bold development project at Lake Narracan have been released to the public as part of the second stage of community consultation.

End of the line: HRL announces Energy Brix closures

The Express takes a comprehensive look at the upcoming closure of HRL's ageing Morwell power station and briquette factory on 30 August.

HRL announces ‘good news’ plan

Tuesday's announcement of mass redundancies and a power station closure wasn't all bad news, according to Energy Brix complex owner HRL.

Take care in wild weather

Drivers advised to delay travel along Strzelecki Highway after fallen powerlines caused road closure.

Mine fire focus on babies

A team of researchers will today begin looking into the health of Latrobe Valley babies and toddlers following the Hazelwood mine fire.

Bikie crackdown

A private address in Traralgon was raided by Victoria police this morning as part of a state-wide operation targeting the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang.

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Cr Lund steps down, leaving council one short

By AIDAN KNIGHT   MORWELL River Ward has been left without representation, after councillor Tracie Lund resigned publicly on Monday morning (March 16). Cr Lund's five-year term...