Fire containment delayed
A FIRE at Morwell's Energy Brix briquette factory prior to Christmas took eight hours to bring under control, almost nine years to the day after fire gutted part of the factory in 2003.
Supporting Tassie firies
TWO Traralgon-based Department of Sustainability and Environment staff are among a team of nine Gippslanders who were deployed to Tasmania on Sunday for a five-day tour of duty to support Tasmanian firefighters.
Moe stoush escalates
MOE residents angered by a proposal to undertake a full review of the Moe Railway Revitalisation Project - Moe Activity Centre Plan have warned they will take their fight for the project to Canberra.
Paying it forward
WHEN a Yinnar resident read that all the tools used in a furniture restoration program at Gippsland Employment Skills and Training Moe were stolen before Christmas, he wanted to help.
Salon outraged over bans
LATROBE Valley's only salon with tanning beds has voiced its outrage at the State Government's decision to ban commercial solarium use at the end of 2014.
Competitor buys stores
THE severity of financial woes faced by the Dahlsens hardware store chain have become clearer this week, after a Tuesday announcement two Gippsland branches had been brought out by competitor Bunnings.
One day at a time
A MARRIED couple in their 60s have committed to run a marathon every day during 2013, fuelled only by raw food.
An unexpected journey
WHILE the film adaptation of The Hobbit continues to draw mixed reactions in theatres across the country, there have been few left un-dazzled by the film's special effects achievements.
On track to success
THE committee for a recently reopened walking trail which traverses parts of the Latrobe Valley recently received a national award.
Price rise hits pocket
RISING fares for public transport could prove to be a devastating blow to sustainable futures.
Hard work pays off
ALL Luisa Bomba ever wanted was to be a ballerina.
Negotiations end
AN end to lengthy negotiations over the rights of disability workers has been vindicating for "determined" union members, according to the Health and Community Services Union.
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From the archives with Aidan Knight
50 years ago
The Express, August 27, 1975
Railways won’t move goods yard
THE Railways have declined to relocate the Morwell goods yards, claiming that it would...
