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After the mushroom murders media circus, will ‘dark tourism’ be next for a small Victorian town?

Public fascination with crime is nothing new, but the Erin Patterson case may be ‘the first really intense Australian example of it’, expert says

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As the Latrobe Valley moves away from coal jobs, could a green worker’s cooperative offer a solution?

Worker cooperatives may sound like something out of the 19th century, but they still exist in the age of global capitalism.

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‘Living next door to radioactive waste’: Latrobe Valley residents to rally against Coalition’s nuclear plan

In the lead-up to public hearings, a community organiser says ‘risky scheme’ is being pushed for region with no details or consultation

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The cloud of coal has long hung over the Latrobe Valley. Now nuclear power is dividing it

The valley that provides most of Victoria’s electricity also has unemployment above the state average – and the Coalition’s plan for the region has split opinion

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Japan to spend $2.35bn on turning Victorian Latrobe Valley coal into ‘clean hydrogen’

Japan Suiso energy boss says hydrogen project incorporating carbon capture and storage ‘truly a watershed moment’ in decarbonising

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Japanese consortium sets out plan to commercialise Latrobe Valley coal-to-hydrogen project

Japan is pressing ahead with plans to make hydrogen from Victorian coal after a successful test last year, but an environment group has questioned its plans to handle the emissions.

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Nippon Paper Group to make a decision about the future of Australian white paper tomorrow

Australia's sole office paper manufacturing could cease operations if its foreign owners decide to permanently shut its Latrobe Valley white paper mill line. Tomorrow's decision could affect up to 200 workers and comes after a halt in operations in native timber logging in Victoria.

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David Bates pleads guilty, faces Latrobe Valley Court after stealing LandCruiser

A Latrobe Valley man was arrested for a burglary after leaving his icy pole stick in a stolen vehicle and his Health Care Card at the crime scene.

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Samantha Guillerme pleads guilty to manslaughter of Jarrad Lovison

A 26-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Latrobe Valley man Jarrad Lovison, who was found in bushland five weeks after his disappearance.

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Increase in child visits to hospital emergency departments after Hazelwood mine fire, study finds

Babies exposed to smoke from a Latrobe Valley fire were overrepresented in emergency departments during the 12 months after the fire, new research says.

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Environment Victoria launches Supreme Court challenge of EPA's review of coal-fired power stations in Latrobe Valley

Environmentalists tell Victoria's Supreme Court the Environment Protection Authority should have done more to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power stations in the Latrobe Valley.

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Latrobe Valley worker shortage hitting the taxi industry in

Hotel Traralgon general manager Jason Bennett said patrons were often waiting more than an hour for a taxi late at night.

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Loy Yang A power station's early closure prompts Latrobe Valley locals to ponder their future

The identity of Victoria's Latrobe Valley is firmly rooted in its history as a centre of coal-fired power, but plans to shut the Loy Yang A power station early have locals questioning where to from here.

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So long, Loy Yang: shutting Australia’s dirtiest coal plant a decade early won’t jeopardise our electricity supply

AGL Energy – Australia’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases – announced this week it will shut the Loy Yang A power station in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley in 2035, a decade earlier than planned.

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AGL announces it will close Loy Yang A power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley up to 10 years sooner than planned

Energy giant AGL says the Loy Yang A power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley will now close as early as 2035 after it was initially slated to close a decade later. Experts say shareholders are driving the company towards renewable energy.

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Opal Australia Paper waste-to-energy grant under review after Scott Morrison's approval

A Latrobe Valley project to burn rubbish to power a paper mill, reduce landfill and sustain jobs has been put in doubt as the government reviews a grant announced in the lead-up to this year's election.

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Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here's their best chance for survival

Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide.

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Smoking rates down in the Latrobe Valley, but experts fear vaping is taking over

The Latrobe Valley's smoking rate has plunged, but experts fear the growing popularity of e-cigarettes threatens that progress.

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Huge Yallourn coal-fired power plant operating at half capacity as energy crisis pressures mount

Half of the Yallourn power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley is offline, placing extra pressure on the national electricity grid.

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AGL rejects bid by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes to buy energy company

Australia's biggest electricity company has rejected an $8 billion takeover bid that could have shut down its Latrobe Valley coal power station 15 years early.

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Veteran power worker explains why an early end to coal-fired electricity is inevitable

Senior coal plant worker Tony Wolfe says power plant closure dates being brought forward is no longer surprising. It is in fact now inevitable.

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Victorian government orders Environmental Effects Statement on plans to turn Hazelwood mine into lake

The Victorian government wants to know what the environmental impact will be if a giant old mine site in the Latrobe Valley is turned into a lake bigger than Sydney Harbour.

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