The end of Latrobe Valley coal – in pictures
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-08-24 01:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Australia news
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Australia, Energy, Labour & Workers, World News, Business & Economy
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View image in fullscreenA control panel lies abandoned in the Morwell power station, which ceased operations in 2014. The Latrobe Valley was one of the most economically prosperous regions in Australia for much of the last century but is now facing economic uncertainty. Just under a third of the valley’s labour force worked in the coal industry in the 1980sShareView image in fullscreenA worker pilots a dredger in the Loy Yang coalmine.
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