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A new Valley vision

A bold vision in which Yallourn power station's open cut mine becomes a giant composting facility has taken out first place in an international urban design competition.

Callers left waiting

CASES of people with disabilities being abandoned by taxi service provider 13CABS have emerged following changes to the administration of the transport service since July.

Helping preserve precious memories

PROFESSIONAL photographer Carolyn Everard takes photographs of primarily happy occasions, like weddings, glamour photography, and family portraits.

Stars above the rest

WHEN David and Melinda Wilson planned to convert their property into boutique accommodation, they never anticipated to play host to the likes of Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former premier John Brumby.

Drawing to a close

IT has been a challenging 10 months on the Bicentennial Trail for Churchill resident Sam Alexander, who has learnt exactly what he is made of, after going through weeks of isolation riding through challenging terrain.

Local issues raised

THE Committee for Gippsland has capped off a busy fortnight with a final ministerial forum for the year and the appointment of its 2013 board.

Quake claims still ongoing

BUILDING surveyors are still investigating claims of cosmetic and structural damage in Latrobe Valley households, almost six months after the 19 June earthquake which originated south west of Moe.

Job security questioned

JOB security in Gippsland's paper industry could be called into question if the Federal Government continues to outsource supply contracts to cheaper Asian produced paper imports, Australian Paper has warned.

Power station switched on

THE phrase "saving money while reducing emissions" was echoed by stakeholders as they unveiled the $11 million pilot energy generation project Nova Power gas-fired power sub-station in Traralgon on Tuesday.

Eleventh hour efforts to shelve cuts

LAST ditch talks aimed at averting multi-million dollar hospital funding cuts, set to cause a blow-out in Latrobe Regional Hospital's surgery waiting lists, were staged late yesterday.

Workers’ narrow escape

CALLS for overarching safety legislation to be applied across the local power industry have been renewed, after it emerged two workers were nearly killed at the Yallourn open cut coal mine in June.

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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...