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The moment that put Morwell on the world map

By LIAM DURKIN   MORWELL still hasn’t seen a bigger story. It may never. This week marks 12 months since Erin Patterson was found guilty. She is currently serving...

Kay St carpark addresses shortages

By PEACE IJIYERA   STRUGGLING to find a carpark in Traralgon might be a thing of the past, with the new multistorey carpark facility on Kay...

Gasifying coal really works, here’s how

By PHILIP HOPKINS   THE gasification of Latrobe Valley brown coal has been politically thwarted, but in the northern US state of North Dakota, it is...

Further waste to energy delays

By AIDAN KNIGHT   THE office of state Minister for Energy, Lily D'Ambrosio has stated the Waste To Energy (W2E) project previously planned for Maryvale is...

Putting Morwell on the pie chart

By PEACE IJIYERA   WHEN Spencer McNally first started working simply as a shop assistant at Pie Addicts Morwell six months ago, he never would have...

Candidates in focus: meet Dean, Rob and Graham

By AIDAN KNIGHT   FOR Dean Sutton, the issues plaguing Morwell do not outweigh its qualities. While he may reside further out of the main drag, his...

Not in my house: Shing shuts down Morwell CBD social housing

By PEACE IJIYERA   RUMOURS surrounding social housing at the old Morwell Central Hotel have been put to bed and tucked in for good. Member for Eastern...

From the archives with Aidan Knight

50 years ago The Express, July 9, 1976 "Beautiful" Mare a Bag of Bones A MORWELL girl last week paid out $429 to a Melbourne dealer for...

Local petition puts menstrual leave entitlements on national agenda

By PEACE IJIYERA   THE verdict is in. As printed in the Express last month, Federation University Churchill nursing graduate, Zoe Kapolos, presented a 28,000-strong petition to...

People first, permits second

By AIDAN KNIGHT   A CONTENTIOUS planning dispute involving a Traralgon East property owner and neighbouring residents dominated last month's Latrobe City Council meeting. It prompted councillors...

Huge crash after truck collides with bridge

By AIDAN KNIGHT   A TRUCK carrying a log loader collided with the disused briquette bridge heading towards Traralgon last Friday (June 26). A ute then collided...

Five men gunning for one spot on council

By AIDAN KNIGHT   THE plot has thickened for the Morwell River Ward this August, as what was described as the “friendliest by-election” between only two...

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Fighting fury on the way to flag

NETBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE By LIAM DURKIN   A PREMIERSHIP went back to Tigerland at the weekend. Morwell Football-Netball Club won the Gippsland League C Grade title, defeating Traralgon in...