Young mums’ next challenge
Young mums from the Latrobe Valley hit the books on Monday for the first time since giving birth.
Moe’s surface value
MOE Racing Club's redeveloped surface has already been touted as the new premier racetrack in Victoria by leading local trainer Peter Gelagotis following the facility's first meeting in two years on Tuesday.
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.
New air monitors on their way
The Environment Protection Authority has assured residents additional carbon monoxide monitors will arrive in the Latrobe Valley imminently, with data available in the next few days.
Morwell smoke fears prompt student relocation to Moe schools
Students from two Morwell primary schools and one preschool have been relocated to Moe for the foreseeable future as health concerns from the smoke situation continue to worry parents.
This is a crisis: community outrage at public meeting
Frustrations boiled over at a community fire and health information meeting in Morwell this week.
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.
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.


















