Point Henry closure to impact Valley
Alcoa's decision to close its Point Henry aluminium smelter at Geelong, at the cost of 500 direct jobs, will likely cause a ripple effect through Latrobe Valley's electricity generation sector.
Lack of coal forces workers to wait
Workers at Morwell's Energy Brix briquette factory and power station are likely to be stood down this week, after the station's coal supply was severed by the Hazelwood open cut fire.
Second community meeting to address ongoing fire emergency
The second community meeting for the Latrobe Valley open cut mine fires will be held tonight from 6pm at Kernot Hall.
Traralgon drive-by shooting under investigation
Police are seeking the public's help to find the person responsible for a drive-by shooting in Traralgon in the early hours of Friday morning.
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.
Trains back on schedule
Gippsland's V/Line train services were predicted to return to regular schedules at the weekend, after repairs to fire damaged track were completed west of Morwell.
One in 30 drivers on drugs
Eleven people were caught driving with drugs in their system, during a three-day police operation in the Latrobe Valley.
Dangerous gas could spike again
Morwell residents could be exposed to elevated levels of the dangerous gas carbon monoxide for weeks, the CFA has warned.
Fires flatten plantations
The Latrobe Valley's extensive pine plantations were another notable victim of the Hernes Oak and Morwell fire last week, with swathes of Hancock Victoria Plantation trees lost in the blaze.
New protocols ‘not foolproof’
Updated protocols put in place to protect firefighters from carbon monoxide exposure in the Hazelwood mine will not guarantee their safety, an incident controller has admitted.
Hopes rest with state
Fund our hospital: The Latrobe Valley's hopes of major improvements to its public hospital now rest solely with the State Government.
Footpath absence cause for concern
Traralgon resident Cherie Stone is calling on VicRoads and Latrobe City Council to make Traralgon more wheelchair friendly.
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