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Time travel fans

FANS of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who may have recognised the doctor's iconic time travel device on the front lawn of a house in Northern Avenue, Newborough.

Jail term for Moe man

A MOE man has been sentenced to 18 months jail with a non-parole period of eight months for a "one-man crime spree" last year.

Local firefighter dies in Tasmania

THE worst bushfires in Tasmania in almost half a century have claimed a Gippsland firefighter as their first fatality.

Remembering ‘Crackers’ Cramer

VETERAN firefighter Peter Cramer, who died while on deployment in Tasmania on Sunday, wanted to be there to assist with firefighting efforts, according to longtime colleague and friend Kevin Giblin.

Missing girl may be in Morwell

VICTORIA Police is appealing for information to help locate a 15 year-old Bairnsdale girl who may be in Morwell.

Tributes flow for DSE firefighter

TRIBUTES have begun flowing online for 61 year-old Tyers resident and Department of Sustainability and Environment firefighter Peter Cramer, who died while on deployment in Tasmania on Sunday.

Big plans for park

LATROBE City Council has revealed a landscape plan for improvements to a Churchill park to commence this month as the subdivision for the multi-million dollar Monash Park development progresses.

Jail term ‘only outcome’

A TRARALGON man has been sentenced to 18 months jail after he was found guilty of shooting a 10 year-old girl in the buttocks with an air rifle last year.

Power Ranch hearing date settled, but not case

Power Ranch Trafalgar's owner Brett Treadwell is prepared to fight Baw Baw Shire after it refused to issue the live music venue a planning permit last year, with a tribunal hearing date finally set.

DSE Gippsland firefighter dies in Tasmania

A GIPPSLAND firefighter aged in his 60s died while carrying out his duties in Tasmania yesterday afternoon.

Fuel loads spark concern

AS community concerns about roadside fuel loads flare up again while parts of Australia battle bushfires, local authorities reiterate they are fulfilling their responsibilities of maintaining roadside conditions.

Extreme weather ahead

A Total Fire Ban has been declared statewide, with temperatures expected to hit 36 degrees Celsius in the Latrobe Valley on Friday.

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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...