Rankings highlight need for support
WITH just six weeks to go until the Federal Government enters 'caretaker mode', rendering it unable to fund new projects, it is under renewed pressure to focus on the Latrobe Valley.
Sudan tragedy saddens refugees
It's the call nobody ever wants to receive - news of a loved one passing. It comes as a devastating shock to most, but to refugees, it can be all too familiar.
ALP announces Gippsland candidate
A FIVE-time paralympian will contest the Federal seat of Gippsland for the Australian Labor Party at the next election.
Protest camp sets up at Yallourn
Power Station operators are forming a base camp at the station this morning, in protest of the company's decision to lock workers out indefinitely on Friday.
Protest over uni name change
THE Ballarat community has opposed a recommended name change for the University of Ballarat, proposed to reflect its planned merger with Monash University Gippsland, according to a recent news report.
Uni merger issues to be discussed
BALLARAT University's Vice Chancellor Professor David Battersby will address Advance Morwell's annual meeting on Wednesday night.
Draft budget up for vote
Latrobe City Council is proposing to increase rates for the next financial year by 5.24 per cent overall
Mine stability ‘at risk’
At least three trouble spots in the state's brown coal network are 'at risk' of failure, according to a "damning" review by an expert geotechnical panel, warning instability in the open cut sector has reached serious levels.
Diversion fault report ‘damning’
A long awaited review into the catastrophic collapse of the Morwell River Diversion into the Yallourn coal mine last year has exposed an extensive list of likely faults in its 'world class' design process.
‘Gut-wrenching’ blow
As one of the operators locked out of Yallourn Power Station on Friday, Charlie* has reached a "gut-wrenching" career low.
Yallourn tensions boil
It is only a matter of time before picket lines form at the gates of Yallourn Power Station, industry observers and union insiders have warned, predicting the likely fallout of an extraordinary operator lockout at the plant on Friday.
Baw Baw councillor dies
The Baw Baw Shire community is mourning the loss of its longest-serving councillor, Bill Harrington.
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Andy’s lifetime dedication to football
FOOTBALL
By LIAM DURKIN
ANDY Theissling is Mr Football.
The Traralgon resident lives and breathes it.
Those who frequent local footy matches during winter have surely come across...
