Finally ready for action
THIRTEEN months after its acclaimed arrival at Country Fire Authority's Traralgon station, the 'Bronto' ladder platform is finally ready for action.
Remembering lost friends
PARAMEDIC Don Gillies has seen a lot during his 31 years with Ambulance Victoria.
More NBN towers planned
THE first two of an expected 12 planning permit applications for National Broadband Network Co towers across the Latrobe Valley have been advertised.
Redevelopment underway at LRH
DEMOLITION works kick-started the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre's multi-million dollar expansion at Latrobe Regional Hospital last week, paving the way for redevelopment of the hospital's main entrance.
Saying goodbye to a hero
THE absence of some friends and colleagues at the funeral service of fallen Department of Sustainability and Environment firefighter Peter Cramer was felt despite the hundreds of others who gathered in Traralgon on Monday.
Valley on high alert
AS the mercury rises to a high of 36 degrees today in the Latrobe Valley, authorities have reminded Gippslanders the region faces increased fire danger until at least Friday afternoon.
Tyers fatality last night
A MAN aged in his 40s has died in a car crash along Tyers Road about 10.20pm
yesterday.
Hundreds farewell fallen firefighter
HUNDREDS of family members and friends of the late Peter Cramer attended a funeral service held in Traralgon this afternoon.
Long list of debt
AN eight-page creditors list has revealed the shocking extent of debt owed to mostly Gippsland-based businesses by embattled Macalister Constructions.
Waits expected
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect months of delays on a section of the Princes Freeway in Morwell with long-awaited remedial works to the Morwell Main Drain beginning today.
Power unit back on line
ENERGYAustralia has brought its fourth generating unit back on line over past weeks to meet a rise in increased electricity demand.
Quarry under threat of closure
THE jobs of nine Boral Quarries employees in Yallourn North are under threat with the business' closure looming within weeks if it cannot be sold.
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
STAFF WRITERS
SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
