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$50m lifeline

Morwell's ailing EnergyBrix coal briquette factory has been thrown a lifeline, landing $50 million in Federal Government funding, enabling it to continue operating for another two years.

Man dies in Driffield crash

A BOOLARRA man involved in a fatal single-vehicle car crash in the early hours of Friday morning was believed to have lost control around a bend on the Strzelecki Highway.

‘Dud policy’ deadline extended

AMID condemnation for its "abysmal" plan to close local power stations, the Federal Government conceded on Friday it had not yet reached an agreement with any generators.

‘Polarising’ debate

A MULTICULTURAL services worker fears debate about asylum seekers raging in Federal Parliament will "polarise" the community, as the contentious issue filters into the Latrobe Valley.

Building stronger relationships

EDUCATION will be the tool used to break through racial ignorance, according to Trafalgar High School student Estelle Fraser.

Unemployment figures drop

GIPPSLAND'S unemployment rate defied the odds to drop to a rate lower than the state average in May.

Govt fails on jobs: Viney

DURING the Baillieu Government's first year in office in Victoria, about 11,000 jobs were lost across Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley, according to the State Opposition.

Knowing your options

AS energy bills look set to soar with the introduction of the carbon tax, Latrobe Valley consumers are being urged to join "social revolutions" fighting for better deals.

Fatal near Driffield

A MAN was involved in a fatal car crash this morning near Driffield.

County Court upholds Stivic decision

THE County Court has upheld a Latrobe Valley magistrate's decision to sentence a Churchill mother-of-eight to three months' imprisonment after she was found guilty of obtaining emergency funds by deception.

School review ‘demoralising’

The principal of Morwell's Koorie College has expressed "disappointment" at a long awaited performance review, which has backed earlier assertions the school was a waste of government money.

Latrobe Valley reunion planned

Local soccer identities Jan Huizer and Gerry Clarke are organising a reunion of all players, officials, referees and supporters of the former Latrobe Valley/Gippsland men's soccer squads from the 1970s through to the early 2000s.

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Test results of beef wellington lunch revealed: Patterson trial

By TOM HAYES and STEFAN BRADLEY   RESULTS of toxin tests were revealed and explained to the court during Erin Patterson's Supreme Court trial on Friday,...