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Works on Loy Yang generator

By PHILIP HOPKINS AGL has begun a $92 million refurbishment of the Unit 1 generator at its 2200-megawatt Loy Yang A power station as part...

Lowanna’s Teacher of the Year finalist

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LOWANNA College teacher Judith Stewart has been announced as a Teacher of the Year finalist for the 2023 ResourceSmart Schools Awards. Lowanna...

Call answered

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC FOR over 15 years, the local Gippsland Trades and Labour Council have battled for a national energy transition authority and now their...

Community projects backed

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LOCAL community groups can rejoice as the Foundation for Regional & Rural Renewal (FRRR) has funded several regional projects. The successful Latrobe...

LV Family Violence Unit reform

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC FOLLOWING the Royal Commission into family violence, the Latrobe Valley Family Violence Unit has seen colossal reform. The Royal Commission into Family...

Urge for amendments

NATIONALS Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged the state government to push through amendments to the Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 as a...

State recognition for GPAC design

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC TRARALGON’S Gippsland Performing arts centre, or GPAC, has made the regional prize shortlist in the 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards. The awards program celebrates...

Higher wages wanted for aged care sector

BY STEFAN BRADLEY ROYAL Freemasons has welcomed the federal government's commitment to fund higher wages for aged care workers, but wants to wait for the...

Coal-to-hydrogen project could create new operation

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE Latrobe Valley coal-to-hydrogen project could be a catalyst for a clean energy hub in the region, according to the company chief,...

Morwell-raised Meg now a published author

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC MORWELL-raised Meg Vertigan has just released her first fiction novel 'The Strong Dress', a coming-of-age story that delves into an uncomfortable analysis...

Future unknown for church

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LATROBE City Council has allocated $86,000 from the forecasted budget surplus for the future of the 140-year-old Methodist church in Traralgon. At...

Yes to inclusivity

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LOUD applause rang around the gallery at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre as Latrobe City Council endorsed its support for the LGBTIQA+...

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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain

STAFF WRITERS   SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27. Some locals took to social media to report that...