This is a crisis: community outrage at public meeting
Frustrations boiled over at a community fire and health information meeting in Morwell this week.
Health fears continue to linger
Since the smoke began to linger in Morwell's south, six month-old Branigan Kitwood has developed a cough, at times, so severe, it affects his eating.
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.
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.
Yallourn’s close brush with disaster
Numerous fires at Yallourn Power Station's inactive open cut largely escaped news headlines last week, despite a week-long operation by mine crews and the CFA to contain the outbreaks.
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.
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OLYMPIANS finished the championship season with a big win over Newborough-Yallourn United in Football Victoria Latrobe...
