Located deep into the forest of the Strzelecki Ranges, you will find the old Jumbuk Primary School. The school opened in January 1900, then became unstaffed in 1969, which lead to its closure. Although reliable information is hard to find around the school, many sources suggest the building was originally located in Coopers Creek, and…
A police helicopter has been circling Morwell reportedly the last couple of hours. It’s believed the police helicopter was assisting the search of a possible wanted person/s, which have now been apprehended in Morwell, on Holmes Road. A number of police cars were seen near Northern Reserve on Holmes Road, with an apprehended male. It…
There has been a large number of power outages across the Latrobe Valley due to the severe weather this evening. A number of towns including Morwell, Churchill, Hazelwood, Jeeralang Junction, Trafalgar and Yarragon are among those affected. Some estimations are that power won’t be restored until early tomorrow morning. See some of the areas affected…
A Victoria Police employee has been detected allegedly drink driving early Saturday morning February 8. The driver underwent an evidentiary breath test and allegedly returned a reading of .107. The vehicle has been impounded and the driver is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving. Traralgon positions vacant:
A man has has been charged with murder for allegedly hitting and killing a wanted man with his car. A 33 year old Drouin man was driving on a road near Yannathan, when he allegedly struck 34 year old Luke Price in the early hours of Tuesday morning. continued… Traralgon positions vacant: Price, who had…
A man has died in hospital 2 weeks after a car collision on the South Gippsland Highway last month. The collision occurred between a Honda Jazz and a Landrover ute at about 3.30pm on 27th January, near Meeniyan. continued… Traralgon positions vacant: The 50 year old male driver of the Landrover was uninjured, and his…
The vacant space that once occupied a petrol station, bottle shop and rental shop in Morwell, will finally be replaced with a new project this year. Continued… Traralgon positions vacant: The construction of a new $11.6 million CFA fire station will begin without delay. The new station will generate a significant boost to career and…
Council staff were working near the Morwell Traffic School yesterday morning, when they noticed a strong chemical odour. continued… Traralgon positions vacant: Authorities were notified, and emergency services attended while police blocked off access to the area near Waterhole Creek. A bag of acid concentrate, used for chemotherapy dialysis was found on the footpath along…
The community of Drouin is inviting people to help set a bizarre new world record. The record that’s being attempted to be broken, is the most number of people to roll down a hill in 1 hour. continued… Traralgon positions vacant: The current world record is 570 people, held by The National Trust in the…
The Princes Freeway is currently closed to east bound traffic (heading towards Traralgon from Morwell) A serious collision has occurred on the highway and police are directing traffic through Morwell along Commercial Road. The incident occurred around 10.30am between the second and third exit to Morwell from the Moe direction. More details to come once…
StrEATcars and Foodtrucks is returning to Traralgon February 15, after much success last year. Latrobe Valley Street Machiners are hosting the event, which will bring a wide variety of food trucks, local beer and wine, cars and live music in the marquee. The event will be held Saturday February 15 from 4.30pm – late at…
The death of a three-year-old girl found in Morwell is under police investigation. Emergency services were called to The Boulevard in Morwell about 8.30pm on Friday after the discovery of the child’s body. Traralgon positions vacant: The circumstances of the girl’s death remain under investigation and no charges have been laid. A key part of…
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Detectives have charged a teenage boy with attempted murder following an incident in Sale last week. It is alleged the 17-year-old had been observed behaving erratically and refused to leave a property on Dugan Street for several hours. It is alleged the boy discharged an arrow toward police members at the scene, narrowly missing a…
Latrobe Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested two men and a teenager in relation to a series of incidents in the Latrobe Valley. The men were arrested after a long investigation into several incidents where ball bearings and marbles were allegedly fired at victims, shops, houses, as well as a series of road-side fires.…
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