‘It’s been tough’: Latrobe Valley workers contemplate future with Yallourn closure in midst – NEWS.com.au

At first glance, Peter Gibbons does not look like someone who lives life on the poverty line.Decades ago this area was booming. Now, locals say most of the community live in the “poverty basket” as they face hundreds more jobs being lost.
He is well-spoken, has held roles in local government and worked for decades within eastern Victoria’s once booming energy sector in the Latrobe Valley.
But he is also a reflection of the current population – just getting by in a once booming region that relied…

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