Mining application rights withdrawn
A mining company has moved to alleviate community concerns, officially withdrawing its intention to pursue coal seam gas deposits in a mining exploration licence application covering the Toongabbie area.
No win for Latrobe Valley
THE Latrobe Valley is set to lose out economically and environmentally to the State Government's "immoral" ramp up of brown coal use, according to local and Melbourne-based environmental groups.
Transport infrastructure concerns tabled
Dedicated transport infrastructure connecting Gippsland to Port Hastings would be built in tandem with major brown coal projects as they emerged, according to a State Government minister.
Stage one of Port Anthony facility close
A South Gippsland port facility touted to unlock Gippsland's potential as a coal exporting region is only months away from first stage construction completion.
Reactions to taser use tempered
The continued use of tasers by Victoria Police has been debated in an online forum by Express readers after a recent use of the device in Sydney resulted in a fatality.
Mass protests on cards
The Latrobe Valley could become the site of more industrial action if the State Government fails to keep its promise, an education union representative has warned.
School denies restructure was planned
LAVALLA Catholic College's top administrative head has denied claims that plans to readjust its Newborough campus structure were crafted years ago.
Verdict offers little solace
THREE years on from Churchill's Black Saturday fires, accused arsonist Brendan Sokaluk was convicted, but the verdict brings little solace to the families of the bushfire victims, according to a grieving parent.
Jury hands down guilty verdict to Black Saturday Churchill arsonist
A FORMER Country Fire Authority volunteer has been convicted of deliberately lighting a bushfire on Black Saturday that claimed the lives of 10 people in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.
Traralgon girls take on Kokoda Trek
TWO Traralgon netballers could not be more out of place in the dense Papua New Guinean jungle, but Rebecca Crick and Kate Duxbury are counting on their gung-ho attitudes to carry them through.
It really was ‘One Perfect Day’
The Lyrebird Arts Council's 'One Perfect Day' concert certainly lived up to its name.
Entering a new world of health
THE brave new world of electronic health, and what it means for Gippsland, was explored at a major forum at Monash University Gippsland this week.
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Advancing sustainability programs at local schools
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EDUCATORS from across Gippsland gathered at Stockdale Road Primary School, Traralgon for a dynamic morning dedicated to advancing sustainability initiatives within schools.
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