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Asbestos: our community’s hidden danger

Sometimes Erica Meall feels like her world is surrounded by asbestos.

Slow clean-up ahead

Only 37 Morwell homes have been cleaned out of the 500 homes registered for professional cleaning.

No leads in cruelty case

An animal cruelty case which shocked the Latrobe Valley community is no closer to being solved almost three months on.

‘Like a lightning flash’

A sudden flare of light was the first sign of trouble before an electricity flashover at a Morwell terminal stripped 80,000 homes of power across Gippsland on Friday.

Mine fire inquiry consultation sessions announced

The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry will hold seven community consultations sessions beginning this week.

Morwell power fault like flash of lightning

Traralgon resident Adam Field witnessed the electrical flashover unfold this morning which caused a power outage across areas of Gippsland.

Driver and passenger escape bus blaze

A Latrobe Valley bus driver and a passenger had to abandon vehicle this morning, after a suspected mechanical failure set their bus ablaze on a busy Morwell route.

Young aviator shares his journey

Nineteen year-old aviator Ryan Campbell, the youngest solo pilot to circumnavigate the globe, spoke at a business breakfast in Morwell.

Consult a ‘cruel token gesture’

THE consultation process looking at the future of Department Veterans' Affairs shopfronts, including Morwell's, has been called a "cruel token gesture".

Gippsland regional plan to take stock of changes

CHANGES in the political landscape and developments in the Gippsland region will be considered in an updated Gippsland Regional Plan up for community input.

Windscreen smash almost caused crash

A TRARALGON woman was left in shock when a large rock smashed her car windscreen last Friday evening.

Much-needed top-up for GERF

Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund volunteers are working to replenish the charity's reserves after distributing more than $160,000 to locals affected by this year's fires.

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