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Pushing boundaries

THE disused 19th century Traralgon Court House is set to host something more than realistic oil paintings with two contemporary artists determined to "stir up a raucous".

Consultation extension denied

Residents within the Lake Narracan Precinct Structure Plan did not have their wish grated for an extension of the consultation period, which ended last Friday.

Perfect storm of events ‘foreseeable’

The owner of the Hazelwood open cut mine has maintained it did everything possible to prevent fire spreading into the mine, despite being handed a scathing report card by the mine fire inquiry.

Changes touted for Lake Narracan plan

Changes touted for Lake Narracan plan

The Italian connection

THE lack of information and protection available to young Italians visiting Australia on a working holiday visa is a major concern for the Italian government, a member of the Italian parliament revealed.

Lack of empathy slammed

A FEELING of "confusion, fear, anger and a lack of trust" within the community during the Hazelwood mine fire has been attributed to a lack of empathetic communication.

Call to relocate came too late

Generic, repetitive and too late. That was the Board of Inquiry's interpretation of information given to the community by the Department of Health.

Sixth stage of highway duplication revealed

THE design of the sixth stage of the Traralgon to Sale Princes Highway duplication project was unveiled yesterday.

A ray of hope

MORWELL will be a place where hope shines when the Leukaemia's Foundation runs its Community Light the Night event in the town next Thursday.

Too little, too late

The clean-up packages supplied to Morwell residents during the Hazelwood Mine Fire were inadequate, the Mine Fire Inquiry has found.

Valley man charged with sex offences

A LATROBE Valley man has been remanded in custody after being charged with 12 sexual offences.

Safety system was ‘out of action’

SERIOUS concerns have been raised over safety of the state's electricity distribution network, after a report into a major fault at a Morwell terminal station in April found a protection system had been inoperable for two months.

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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...