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Footpath absence cause for concern

Traralgon resident Cherie Stone is calling on VicRoads and Latrobe City Council to make Traralgon more wheelchair friendly.

Yallourn’s close brush with disaster

Numerous fires at Yallourn Power Station's inactive open cut largely escaped news headlines last week, despite a week-long operation by mine crews and the CFA to contain the outbreaks.

Mop-up continues

More than 100 hundred CFA personnel were still in the field late last week, mopping up a week's worth of non-mine related fire activity, despite giving the 'all-clear' on Thursday evening.

Abbott’s commission a ‘royal joke’

THE Gippsland Trades and Labour Council has called Prime Minister Tony Abbott's Royal Commission into alleged union corruption a "waste of money".

Maryvale Mill’s lucky escape

Australian Paper management are counting themselves lucky as they begin to assess the cost of fire damage to the Maryvale Mill site.

Bid for coal a ‘blight on the ground’

A MOVE from AGL to retain the rights of an estimated two billion tonnes of brown coal extends a period of uncertainty for about 30 landholders in Flynn.

‘Moe’s on the move’

Moe's business community believes now is the time to invest in the town, with major investments and residential developments set to expand its population.

Safetech Moe to expand

A MOE-based engineering company will soon expand its manufacturing capabilities thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Latrobe Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund, which will go towards a $560,000 project.

Hosing down the issue

TWIN City Archers may have been equipped to reduce fire damage to its now devastated field course but for an oversight in the development of its indoor centre.

Equestrian angel

Equestrian coach Gwyn Jordan saved 18 horses from harm on Sunday as fire licked her Old Melbourne Road property.

Valley told to breathe easy

FIRE-related air pollution will persist in the Latrobe Valley for a few more days, according to the Victorian Department of Health chief health officer.

Brave dedication will never be forgotten

Editorial: A message to Victorian firefighters from Latrobe Valley Express acting editor Shaun Mallia 

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