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More works due in Churchill

REGULARS to Churchill's new commercial area can expect more road works in the area as Latrobe City Council continues its upgrading works.

Students in jeopardy

PROMISES made by the State Government to secure the future of the TAFE sector in the budget aftermath have been dispelled by a Gippsland TAFE provider.

‘Should have known better,’ doctor told

A LOCAL doctor was given a stern warning at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court after she collided with a Ford Laser in her Mercedes in Traralgon last year and drove off, leaving the passengers of the car stunned and injured.

An anxious wait

LOCAL carers must wait for tomorrow's Federal Budget to see if they will benefit from an early, small-scale rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Property market ‘steady’

THE local property market has good fundamentals and is holding steady, real estate professionals have said.

Housing feedback concerns

GIPPSLAND is inadequately represented in a public consultation process on the future direction of public housing, according to a tenancy advocate.

Affordable properties down

Despite Gippsland having a "desperate" lack of affordable housing for people on low incomes, the local situation still compares favourably with 'greater Melbourne'.

Hospital performance up

LATROBE Regional Hospital performed better than the state average in several key areas of patient care, according to a report released last week.

Morwell schools in limbo

THREE of Morwell's four state primary schools remain in limbo over their future location after the state budget again failed to fund a proposal to see them merge on a new site.

Career dreams washed away

IT seemed like only yesterday when Awuoi Apech enrolled in the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE, confident about her future.

‘Difficult decision’ for TAFE

ABOUT 35 jobs at GippsTAFE will be axed by July, with more predicted to come.

Doctor fined for hit and run

A LATROBE Valley doctor was fined $1000 and had her drivers licence suspended for one month today, after she was found guilty of a hit and run incident in Traralgon last year.

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