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.
Regulation oversights a ‘big wake up call’
The regulatory gaps which existed between government authorities in the lead up to the Hazelwood mine fire "must be confronted" if similar incidents are to be avoided in future, the Mine Fire Inquiry has warned.
Blaze ‘did not begin in mine’
The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry report has ruled out the suggestion the mine fire spread from pre-existing spotfires within the mine.
Landcare advocate to contend election
A MIRBOO North resident will take a staunch anti-coal and unconventional gas platform to the Victorian election in November.
GDF Suez ‘not adequately prepared’ for mine fire
The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry was tabled in parliament Tuesday afternoon and includes 18 recommendations to the State Government and GDF Suez.
House fires under investigation
TWO unoccupied homes have been deliberately lit over the weekend in Yallourn North and Newborough.
PSOs on duty in Traralgon
Protective service officers hit the Traralgon Railway Station platform on Monday, ahead of their first shift on Tuesday night.
Police to enforce zero tolerance on trains
ANTI-social behaviour on Gippsland and Pakenham bound trains will be targeted by police in a bid to restore passenger confidence in public transport.
Theft a ‘kick in the guts’
Walhalla Goldfields Railway volunteers are unable to perform track maintenance following the theft of about $4600 worth of equipment from the Thomson Station Way and Works shed.
A force in food
Latrobe Valley's own culinary creative Timothy Martin has come a long way since firing up his cooking career in Moe.
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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...
