‘Like a lightning flash’
A sudden flare of light was the first sign of trouble before an electricity flashover at a Morwell terminal stripped 80,000 homes of power across Gippsland on Friday.
Morwell power fault like flash of lightning
Traralgon resident Adam Field witnessed the electrical flashover unfold this morning which caused a power outage across areas of Gippsland.
Driver and passenger escape bus blaze
A Latrobe Valley bus driver and a passenger had to abandon vehicle this morning, after a suspected mechanical failure set their bus ablaze on a busy Morwell route.
Young aviator shares his journey
Nineteen year-old aviator Ryan Campbell, the youngest solo pilot to circumnavigate the globe, spoke at a business breakfast in Morwell.
Consult a ‘cruel token gesture’
THE consultation process looking at the future of Department Veterans' Affairs shopfronts, including Morwell's, has been called a "cruel token gesture".
Gippsland regional plan to take stock of changes
CHANGES in the political landscape and developments in the Gippsland region will be considered in an updated Gippsland Regional Plan up for community input.
Windscreen smash almost caused crash
A TRARALGON woman was left in shock when a large rock smashed her car windscreen last Friday evening.
Much-needed top-up for GERF
Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund volunteers are working to replenish the charity's reserves after distributing more than $160,000 to locals affected by this year's fires.
The road to food supremacy
The Gippsland Food Plan - a policy blueprint strategy released on Friday - is mapping the region's pathway to national food production prominence.
Gippsland’s ‘holding all the right cards’
Flynn dairying newcomer Patrick Ferguson reckons Gippsland can become the nation's premiere food producer - but only if the sector is smart about it.
Far from back to business
As day to day life in Morwell continues its return to normality 10 days after the Hazelwood fire was declared 'safe', it is far from "back to business" for many local shopfronts.
Morwell’s clean-up confusion
With the residential clean-up in the wake of the Hazelwood mine fire well underway, some Morwell residents have questioned why they have been left with the mop-up job.
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