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Fatal crash at Yinnar South

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash in Yinnar South this morning.

Valley assaults increase

Assaults in the Latrobe Valley continued to climb in the past 12 months, the latest Victoria Police statistics have revealed.

Mates helped man pursue young teens online, court told

A 22 year-old Morwell man who pleaded guilty to eight sexual offence charges involving five teenage girls used his friends to help him contact the victims via Facebook, a court has heard.

Police investigate fatal crash

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash on Tuesday morning which killed a 52 year-old Traralgon woman.

Open day attracts support

ATTENDANCE figures at last weekend's Monash University Gippsland campus Open Day have been welcomed as a sign of "genuine" public support for a new Federation University of Australia entity, set to commence next year.

Spotlight on schools

GIPPSLAND and McMillan federal election candidates have acknowledged significant disadvantage impacting Latrobe Valley schools and students.

Workers vote up ‘in-principle’ agreement

UPDATE: Large scale industrial action at Maryvale Mill has been averted, after workers voted up an 'in-principle' enterprise agreement proposal at a mass meeting this morning.

Time to respect the road rules

A Traralgon driving instructor has put a call-out to Latrobe Valley motorists to respect road rules and learner drivers.

Chester vows to fight for project

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has voiced his support for a multi-million dollar proposed Latrobe Valley dental lab after doubt was cast over the project's certainty.

Private Yallourn talks underway

Yallourn power station owner EnergyAustralia and the union representing 75 locked out operators have met face-to-face for private enterprise bargaining talks for the first time since April.

Woman killed in crash 

A 52 year-old Traralgon woman has died after the car she was driving and a truck collided along Maryvale Road between Traralgon and Morwell.

Maryvale walkout moratorium extended

Unions have placed a third moratorium on a mass worker walkout at Maryvale Mill until close of business tomorrow, pending discussions with Australia Paper's chief executive Jim Hennebury.

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