Vital foster carers needed in Latrobe Valley
A Morwell based welfare agency has issued an impassioned plea for locals to consider foster care as it battles to keep up with demand.
Super Nanny
It was a case of empty nest syndrome which prompted Ellen McConnell to take up foster caring.
Government rejects death data
The Victorian Health Department has said there is "no evidence" in data suggesting an increase in the death rate during the Hazelwood mine fire.
Group’s fight taken to Parliament
Forty Latrobe Valley residents rallied on the steps of the State Parliament and in the lower house yesterday, calling for increased death rates during the Hazelwood mine fire to be investigated.
Class action support
Support is gaining for a class action against GDF SUEZ after 100 residents gathered at a community meeting to discuss the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry report on Sunday.
Police out in force
Substance and alcohol impaired drivers will have their night out cut short when an operation by Traralgon police comes into force this weekend.
Drink-thrower ‘not a local’
Rapper Illy will make up for lost time with another Traralgon show on 8 November, following Saturday's drink-throwing incident. Venue-owner says alleged perpetrator wasn't from Gippsland.
Fire chief offers ‘thanks for the hospitality’
Firefighting stories from the Hazelwood coal face were swapped with the head honcho of the New South Wales Fire and Rescue service yesterday.
Asbestos pain lingers for the De Vries family
The De Vries family of Yallourn North speaks out about the loss of their father and husband almost 10 years ago and warns others to be wary of the "very real" and "very present" danger of asbestos.
Asbestos links left unmade
Experts in asbestos-related diseases will visit Latrobe Valley to give residents a greater chance at making informed decisions about their health.
Mine Fire Inquiry not possible to reconvene: Ryan
The deputy premier says he is not "accepting, rejecting or otherwise" the data suggesting an increase in the death rate during the Hazelwood mine fire.
‘Completely devastated’
THE Latrobe Valley aviation community is in a state of shock after the death of two of its long standing members in a light-plane crash in New South Wales yesterday.
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From the archives with Katrina Brandon
50 years ago
The Express, August 27, 1976
Better mail service soon
THE Morwell mail centre will be a further step in the decentralisation program of the...
