‘Show compassion for workers’
Deputy Premier Peter Ryan has encouraged business-owners to exercise compassion when approached by smoke-affected workers for time off.
State of happiness
For Jen Den Toom, it was finding her own path to happiness that inspired her to help others do the same.
Grants for fire-affected small business
Small businesses struggling in the wake of the smoke crisis will be able to apply for State Government grants, following the announcement of a $2 million pool of funding.
Dust off your boots
COUNTRY music will return to Trafalgar's Power Ranch following an expensive and lengthy battle with Baw Baw Shire.
Fire to fast track Valley funding
Funding for Latrobe Valley projects could be prioritised to boost the local economy, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan announced on Thursday.
A century of service
THE Australian Red Cross flag will fly in the centre of Morwell for the next 100 days in recognition of the organisation's 100 years of service.
Choking the pursuit of justice
Morwell's court system remains on edge amid the ongoing smoke crisis, according to a prominent local barrister, as justice workers and clients endure "shocking" conditions inside the building, .
Overwhelmed by smoke
THE union representing employees at Morwell's Centrelink customer centre is calling for services to be relocated off site, amid reports of workers and residents becoming "overwhelmed" each time smoke floods the building.
Postal deliveries to Morwell suspended
Australia Post will temporarily suspend delivery rounds to street addresses in Morwell beginning today.
Animals suffer in silence
Eye and skin irritation along with behavioural changes are just some of the symptoms pet-owners are reporting since the smoke settled on Morwell.
Donate and save lives
A Latrobe Valley Aboriginal leader kick-started a campaign to bring the facts of organ donation to his community on Tuesday.
Station’s close call
Fire encroached within 200 metres of Hazelwood power station on Tuesday afternoon, when north-westerly winds caused a grassfire after spotting from the mine.
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