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Camping fee hike condemned

Two outdoor agencies have condemned a proposal to increase fees for campers - echoing concerns of an angered Morwell camper.

Callous punch

Police have described a coward punch, which left a 27 year-old Hazelwood North man in the Alfred Hospital with swelling on the brain, as a "callous attack".

Racing resumes

Renovated Moe track gets the go-ahead from Racing Victoria.

Herbicide creates ‘eyesore’ at park

Unauthorised herbicide spraying at Yinnar South's Martin Walker Reserve has left "ugly dead-zones" around picnic tables and alongside the creek.

Three strikes, you’re out

Latrobe City councillors who refuse to leave chambers when kicked out of meetings could now face serious penalties.

No more late nights: Insp West

One of the Latrobe Valley's most powerful police officers wants to see all local late-night venues shut at 3am.

Federation is Rika’s pick

Mature age student, Rika Delaney has accepted an offer from Federation University - and is looking forward to being among the first to graduate from the new Gippsland institution.

FedUni preference increase

The former Monash University Churchill campus is poised for an increase in enrolments for 2014 as the newly formed Federation University.

Emergency averted

The Westbury bushfire was declared safe yesterday after growing to 166 hectares since Thursday.

‘Optimistic’ future for community health

A MEETING with Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss this week has left the Latrobe Valley’s community health provider “optimistic” about securing funding to establish a university training clinic and dental prosthetic lab at Churchill.

Abandoned house deliberately lit

A fire is believed to have been deliberately lit in an abandoned building adjacent to Traralgon's Manny's Market on Tuesday night.

Heat threatens power supply 

Up to 100,000 homes and commercial properties in Victoria could be without electricity, as a result of the extreme heat 

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Final VicGrid plan coming

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