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Moe Cup cancelled

The Moe Cup has been cancelled for a third consecutive year amid fears the recently redeveloped track surface will not be ready for racing by December.

Hunter’s ‘horrible mistake’

The man charged over the fatal shooting of a family’s pet husky near Yallourn North has escaped conviction.

NBN rollout still unclear

An update on the National Broadband Network's rollout to Traralgon households, originally set to commence in June, remains elusive, despite numerous enquires by The Express.

Federal candidates vie for votes

Federal Election - The lead-up to next month's federal election will see at least 11 candidates across the electorates of McMillan and Gippsland vying for the votes of locals in their efforts to oust current members of parliament.

Increasing prices to drive coal technologies

Increasing global oil and gas prices will be the key driver of alternative brown coal technologies taking root in the Latrobe Valley, according to a government-founded research and development company.

CFMEU to hit Melbourne CBD

The year-long industrial stoush at Yallourn power station will spill onto the streets of Melbourne this week, with hundreds of workers expected to march to EnergyAustralia headquarters in support of locked out operators.

Street sweep

Police news - Ten nightclub revellers were locked up for being drunk in public over the weekend, after a street sweep operation in Traralgon.

Uni student results remain in limbo

A LARGE number of Monash University Gippsland students still do not have their mid-year results as a dispute continues between Monash and the National Tertiary Education Union.

Coal tech funds nigh

Alternative coal companies short-listed to receive millions of dollars in government funding have already secured coal supply and construction location arrangements with power generators, according to a well-placed source

GSI accounts still frozen

Thousands of 'mum and dad' investment accounts with embattled local financial lender Gippsland Secured Investments remain frozen, as Gippsland businesses rally to keep the mortgage fund afloat.

‘Fair chance’ for entitlements

Fifteen Latrobe Valley workers sacked with 10 minutes' notice last week by the now-defunct Mechanical Engineering Corporation have a "fair chance" of seeing owed entitlements remunerated, according to the company's liquidator.

Introducing your federal election candidates

THE Federal election will be held on 7 September and numerous candidates have thrown their hats in the ring so far, ready to challenge local sitting Members of Parliament.

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Another Traralgon bronzed Aussie

BASKETBALL FIBA BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   THE latest medal for Will Hamilton, while not gold, proved to be one of the best achievements yet for the Traralgon junior...