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Yallourn to cut costs

The parent company of Yallourn power station owner EnergyAustralia, CLP Holdings, has signalled ongoing cost saving measures at the plant to offset weak financial performance.

Student offender comes forward

A 14 year-old student has handed himself into police over a theft at Traralgon Secondary College this month, after eluding investigators for six days.

Tradesman electrocuted

Police and WorkSafe are investigating the electrocution of a 25 year-old tradesman working at a private residence in Yallourn North yesterday.

Man sustains serious injuries in tractor incident

A 74 year-old man has been airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital today after receiving serious head and facial injuries in a tractor accident in Tyers.

Missing Traralgon man found

UPDATE: Missing Traralgon man Troy Buck has been found in Morwell.

Hunt for Morwell pervert

Police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed his genitals in a Morwell store last week before taking a shop mannequin into a back room. 

Acting mayor arrangements

Council news - Latrobe City Mayor Sandy Kam has taken a short leave of absence due to sudden and unexpected personal reasons.

Impassioned plea for donors

A terminally ill woman's race against time to find a bone marrow donor has sparked a nation-wide call out for assistance and widespread support from Latrobe Valley's indigenous and education community.

Mass mill walkout on hold

A major walkout of about 170 maintenance workers at Maryvale Mill has been temporarily averted at the 11th hour, with unions and Australian Paper knuckling down for four days of "solid" enterprise bargaining negotiations today.

Shared pathway steps closer

A proposed route for the long-awaited shared pathway connecting Morwell and Traralgon has been released more than a decade after the project was first mooted.

Gippsland, McMillan not on leaders’ radars

Federal election - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have not signalled the intention that they, their ministers or shadow ministers will visit the electorates of McMillan and Gippsland.

Voting centre locations

Federal election - Early voting locations will not be as easy for locals to access as they have been in past federal elections, with just one located in the Latrobe Valley in the lead up to polling day.

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The day Morwell East marched the flag home

FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   PAST players from Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s last senior flag gathered at the weekend during the Hawks home bout against Foster. The...