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So I think what happened then is he gets home and he finds the pig's head there and realizes this is his big out.

Like this is better than his first plan. Today's story comes to you from a town called Moi in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

We've spoken at length in previous episodes about the challenges faced by the communities

in the valley.

The main issues at play are related to the electricity

industry which was privatized in the 1990s. It was the main source of

employment in the valley and has never been replaced with anything else.

Residents are still impacted by negative health outcomes related to the thermal power stations

in the area though. They're exposed to high levels of pollution from open cut coal mines for example.

The Department of Health reports a lower life expectancy for males born in the area than the

Australian average and at school entry

over 15% of children in the valley are developmentally delayed.

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