Responsible shift from coal: Liberals
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE federal Coalition, by avoiding Labor's unnecessary overdevelopment on pristine landscapes and farmland, will integrate nuclear power into a broader and cheaper...
First steps taken in VicGrid study area, hub established
By PHILIP HOPKINS
VICGRID has refined the study area for the transmission infrastructure needed to support offshore wind generation off the coast of Gippsland and...
Victoria unprepared for fire season
By JOHN CAMERON
IN a commentary in the Latrobe Valley Express last week, Victoria's Forest and Fire Management Chief Fire Officer, Chris Hardman stated that:...
Students in uproar amid lunch pass removal
By TOM HAYES
NEARLY 600 people have signed a petition created by Lowanna College students, who want their lunch passes reinstated.
At Lowanna College, students could...
Six-figure mark for carbon capture storage
By PHILIP HOPKINS
CARBON capture and storage in Gippsland has received a boost with a milestone event - the celebration of the injection of 100,000...
At breaking point
By TOM HAYES
MORE than 20 officers from the Traralgon Police Station and The Police Association of Victoria (TPAV) walked off the job last Wednesday...
Pressure mounts as Pesutto loses defamation case
By LIAM DURKIN
TRARALGON-born John Pesutto's future as leader of the state opposition is under fire once again, after losing his defamation case against former...
Report: nuclear energy the cheapest alternative
By PHILIP HOPKINS
INCLUDING nuclear power in the energy mix is cheaper - by up to 44 per cent - in the medium-term future, but...
Jury out after Labor decade
By DAVID BRAITHWAITE
LAST month marked a decade since the Labor Party regained government in Victoria.
Daniel Andrews replaced Denis Napthine as state premier after leading...
Peaceful protest against nuclear
By LIAM DURKIN
ANTI-NUCLEAR demonstrators gathered in Traralgon’s Kay Street Gardens last week to have their voices heard.
The demonstration took place hours before the House...
Tyers Road in need of cutting back
By KATRINA BRANDON
COMING up to summer, the CFA has been advising the public to clean up their local areas for flammable vegetation, but on...
Petition set to make a difference
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE sister of late local doctor, Doctor Ashley Gordon says the family's effort to bring about sweeping changes to the state's bail...