Region can recover
Strength out of adversity is what the region's community recovery workers aim to achieve as they begin the task of returning the communities of Hernes Oak, Driffield and Morwell back to normal.
Ombudsman slams council response
The Victorian Ombudsman has made a scathing appraisal of Latrobe City Council's ongoing response and assistance to an elderly couple locked out of their Jumbuk home for 19 months after a landslide swept through their property.
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.
Mine fire declared ‘safe’
After 45 days of intensive firefighting the entire Hazelwood open cut mine fire has been officially declared 'safe'.
ASIC seeks redundances
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek voluntary redundancies from its staff across Australia, including its Traralgon branch.
EPA here to stay
The Environment Protection Authority has assured its continuing presence in the Latrobe Valley despite the Hazelwood mine fire's "under control" classification.
Inquiry terms announced
Global expertise will be lent to the independent inquiry into the Hazelwood mine fire, after Deputy Premier Peter Ryan announced the terms of reference for the inquiry on Friday.
Voices of concern
Fears the Hazelwood Mine fire smoke crisis would be "swept under the rug" was the main concern of Latrobe Valley residents at a forum held at Kernot Hall, Morwell on Sunday.
Jail time avoided
The man at the centre of the Aberfeldy bushfire trial has been convicted and fined $2500 for burning off without a permit.
Fire could be safe by mid week
The entire Hazelwood mine fire is expected to be declared safe by the middle of this week.
Code cleared of causing fatal bushfire
The Gippsland man accused of lighting the devastating Aberfeldy blaze in 2013 has been convicted and fined.
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Workers gather in solidarity
By KATRINA BRANDON
FLURO colours shone bright in the Morwell Rose Garden last Wednesday (April 29).
It wasn’t the flowers but the sight of unionists, workers...
