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Mum’s brave battle

CHILDBIRTH in itself is an experience for any woman, but to be told she had a rare form of cancer just an hour before her daughter's birth made the experience utterly surreal for Traralgon mother Melinda Monaghan.

Billion dollar gas plant proposal

A NEW billion dollar gas power station proposed for the Latrobe Valley will be built, but only when the market demands it.

‘Truck and shovel’ implemented

The Yallourn Power Station and mine workforce are feeling the reverberations of last week's Morwell River collapse, as employees and contractors undergo a company-wide shake-up to assist TRUenergy's response efforts.

Home care boost

LATROBE seniors are set to benefit from a $199,319 State Government funding boost to aged care services helping them to live independently at home.

‘Catastrophic’ collapse

The Morwell River's collapse into the Yallourn open cut coal mine has been labelled "catastrophic" by the state's mining and energy union, which says the State Government and TRUenergy have been playing down the severity of the situation.

Baw Baw burglaries

BAW BAW Criminal Investigation Unit has released an image of a man it believes may assist in the investigation of two house burglaries in Yarragon and Trafalgar recently.

Ian Nethercote to leave Loy Yang

LOY Yang Power's chief executive Ian Nethercote will leave the company, effective 29 June.

Facilities damaged

THE deluge that swamped Traralgon this week took its toll on the Traralgon Men's Shed.

Residents evacuated

WITH water gushing across Traralgon's Tennyson Street, resident Adrian 'Richard' Green was left feeling "extremely frightened", stranded at his home.

Deluge hits with force

A POST-flood mop-up is underway in parts of the Latrobe Valley after rainfall recorded at surrounding bureau stations this week hit the highest levels seen for many years.

Residents relocated

RISING flood waters had 34 residents relocating to the region's relief centre on Monday night.

Students miss exams

MONASH University Gippsland students who missed their examinations earlier this week due to the floods can apply for special consideration, according to a university spokesperson.

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