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Moe death not suspicious

The death of a 40 year-old man, whose body was found in a Moe house last week, is not being treated as suspicious.

Festival returns to spud town

There is a buzz in the air at Thorpdale, with the town’s famous potato festival set to return next year after a 12-year hiatus.

Good to be back home

Residents of a Morwell aged care facility have returned six weeks after relocating in response to health concerns surrounding the Hazelwood mine fire.

Fire inquiry hears community concerns at first meetings

Former State Electricity Commission Victoria workers have attributed the length of the Hazelwood mine fire to ignorance of local knowledge.

Investigation dumped

Australian Paper's ongoing campaign to tackle cheap Chinese paper imports has been dealt a blow, after a Federal investigation found the country is not 'dumping' product in the Australian market.

Pondage closed for Easter

Hazelwood Pondage will remain closed during the upcoming Easter and Anzac Day holidays due to blue green algal blooms.

Gippsland trains late again

The Gippsland rail line was the worst performing V/Line service in the past 12 months, with only 80.7 per cent of services delivered to Traralgon on time, according to government data.

Council leaders depart

Latrobe City Council is on the brink of a major restructure which will see its five overarching departments become four and a complete replacement of its senior managers.

No link between ash and flash

Ash, dust or other contaminants on insulators are not believed to have caused the flashover at Morwell terminal, with preliminary results of an investigation showing no causal link.

Cash-strapped cabs

The manager of one of the Latrobe Valley's largest taxi companies has applauded a fare increase, but still harbours concerns for her cash-strapped fleet of drivers

Morwell business funds begin to flow

More than 160 Morwell businesses learned today they would share in $900,000 to help get back-on-track financially following the Hazelwood mine fire.

A ‘fair’ amount of help for region’s youth

Latrobe Valley teenagers braved the weather to swarm into a youth fair held at Victory Park, Traralgon yesterday.

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