Nothing new in taxi inquiry: VTA representative
THE Fels Inquiry for the Victorian taxi industry has not made any new recommendations, says a local Victorian Taxi Association representative.
‘Significant’ clean-up cost
LATROBE City Council is expecting the cost of cleaning up after last week's flood damage to run into "hundreds of thousands of dollars" although it has yet to conduct an official assessment.
Students slam Monash
THE Monash University Gippsland Student Union has condemned the university's decision to carry on with the exams on Tuesday despite widespread flooding, saying it failed in its "duty of care to students' wellbeing".
Nethercote to leave LYP
LONG serving Loy Yang Power chief executive Ian Nethercote will leave the company this month as AGL Energy Ltd prepares to take over full ownership of the generator.
Emergency relief appeal launched
The Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund has launched an appeal to support people affected by last week's major flooding events across Gippsland.
Call to honour pledge
THE message of discontent with the State Government was loud and clear as more than 200 Gippsland teachers undertook stop work action on Thursday.
Natal mental health boost
GIPPSLAND mothers will soon have access to an in-house mother-baby mental health service, a first in the Latrobe Valley.
Sister City decision debate continues
LATROBE City Council's recent Sister City trip to Japan has been tainted by councillors pushing for a more "open and transparent" ratepayer-funded trip.
Local law clean-up
RESIDENTS' cries about the increasing number of derelict properties have been heard, with Latrobe City Council agreeing to investigate new enforcement laws.
Billion dollar gas plant proposal
A NEW billion dollar gas power station proposed for the Latrobe Valley will be built, but only when the market demands it.
‘Truck and shovel’ implemented
The Yallourn Power Station and mine workforce are feeling the reverberations of last week's Morwell River collapse, as employees and contractors undergo a company-wide shake-up to assist TRUenergy's response efforts.
Home care boost
LATROBE seniors are set to benefit from a $199,319 State Government funding boost to aged care services helping them to live independently at home.
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Dazzling life for Ken now with OAM
WRESTLING
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
FROM the age of six, all Ken Dunlop wanted to be was a wrestler.
Seeing his dreams become a reality under the stage...
