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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.

Latrobe Valley fatality-free for seven months

In his seven years at the helm of the Latrobe Highway Patrol, Sergeant Clint Wilson has never seen the road statistics so low.

Authorities did best in bad situation

The Australian Medical Association Victoria said it was satisfied health authorities made decisions during the smoke crisis based on the "best available medical evidence".

HVP gets high tech on illegal dumpers

HVP has installed a network of motion activated cameras throughout their Latrobe Valley plantations to nab illegal dumpers.

Late-night deadlock

Local police have not wavered in their push to see the Latrobe Valley's largest late-night venue shut at 3am,

CFMEU rift forced early departure

A total relationship breakdown within local Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union ranks has been blamed for the shock departure of former secretary Greg Hardy in the midst of the intense 2013 Yallourn Power Station operator lockout.

Health study on cards

Victoria's chief health officer Dr Rosemary Lester will soon announce the details of a study into the long-term health effects of the Hazelwood mine fire on the community.

Applying for assistance

Many Morwell traders have filed their assistance applications for grants between $1000 and $10,000 following the Hazelwood mine fire.

Community hearings flagged for mine fire inquiry

Every Latrobe Valley resident will get a chance to speak at the State Government's judicial inquiry into the Hazelwood mine fire as part of an initial community hearing period, due to start next month.

Community ‘deserves an investigation’

Community 'deserves an investigation'

Churchill ‘a lovely place to live’

A real estate study has recently confirmed what many Churchill residents already know, ranking it 21 in the top 100 regional suburbs for family living in Australia.

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