Valley suicide rates exceed national and state averages
INCIDENTS of suicide in the Latrobe Valley have promoted community action, with the region exceeding national and state averages in the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
Body found in Moe
UPDATE: A post-mortem is this morning being conducted on the body of a man found deceased in Moe on Wednesday, as police work to determine the cause of death.
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.
Passionate voices to be silenced
A popular Latrobe Valley-based news reading service for visually impaired residents could stage its last broadcast this week.
Alarming suicide rise
A Latrobe Valley mental health agency fears the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for the region in the wake of rising suicides rates across Australia
Asbestos: our community’s hidden danger
Sometimes Erica Meall feels like her world is surrounded by asbestos.
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.
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".
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By LIAM DURKIN
LEISURELY weather provided a clam backdrop for an afternoon's cricket last Saturday.
With one eye on proceedings and the other on the Caulfield...
