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Yallourn’s water woes continue

The emergency pumping of floodwater from Yallourn's active coal mine, which began overflowing into the open cut on Saturday after heavy rain, has begun after receiving environment regulator approval.

Cuts to impact on Parks frontline

A Gippsland-based Parks Victoria ranger has warned State Government moves to cut 10 per cent of its workforce statewide will inevitably impact on frontline parks management practices.

Water customers to pay less

The average Gippsland Water customer will pay slightly less for annual water consumption in the coming financial year, according to new pricing figures approved by the Essential Services Commission.

Tree hacking anger

Latrobe City Council has condemned a spate of irreparable vandalism to trees across the Latrobe Valley.

Horses help to heal

A UNIQUE therapeutic approach to working with traumatised people, using horses as part of the intervention, has been embraced locally following a Gippsland demonstration last month.

Pharmacy concerns go statewide 

THE resignation of Latrobe Regional Hospital's director and deputy director of pharmacy, covered by The Express last month, was the subject of a recent ABC 7.30 Report story.

‘Sinister statistic’

DEATHS and crime rates linked to the methamphetamine 'ice' are soaring and the crisis has long-serving Magistrate Clive Alsop seriously worried.

Recovery Walk celebrates recovering addicts

THE "mammoth" effort required to recover from drug addiction will be celebrated with a Recovery Walk in Morwell on Thursday.

Massive effort to curtail blaze

An expanding manufacturing business in Morwell has expressed "extreme gratitude" to local fire authorities, after its new warehouse was narrowly saved from a fierce industrial fire.

Blood sets the record straight 

The man who kick started a '$5 billion' coal-to-liquid project, promising the creation of hundreds of Latrobe Valley jobs, only to controversially sell the project off in 2004, is back.

CCTV safety boost 

Two Latrobe Valley public areas will have improved lighting, through a State Government grant of more than $79,000.Crime Prevention Minister Edward O'Donohue announced the...

No authority to help

A last-ditch community bid to prevent 16 units from being constructed in the bowl of a Traralgon court has failed, with the State Government revealing it will not intervene.

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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...