Learning centres welcomed
GIPPSLAND will witness the establishment of seven technological learning centres in a bid to increase higher education participation rates in the region.
Vocational training concerns
CONCERNS over the future of Gippsland's vocational training sector were raised by education providers at an annual Australian College of Educators meeting.
Good report for patient transfers
PATIENT transfers from ambulances into Latrobe Regional Hospital's emergency department exceeded the benchmark rate, according to a recent report.
Passion drives chef
A RENDEZVOUS with one of France's greatest chefs would be a dream come true for Traralgon chef Jacob Hoskin.
Support for disability services
INTERCHANGE Central Gippsland has been selected to deliver an innovative respite support school holiday program.
Showcasing industry
AN ambitious program aimed at convincing members of parliament to do 'work experience' in the manufacturing and farming sectors will be launched in the Latrobe Valley soon.
Redeployment plan dissolves
A union proposal to redeploy workers potentially being cut from Energy Brix has collapsed, according to sources.
Slow down outside LRH, drivers told
LATROBE Highway Patrol have appealed for drivers along the Princes Highway outside Latrobe Regional Hospital to slow down in light of the ongoing roadworks and wet weather conditions.
Closure plans queried
CLAIMS that the Federal Government's plan to close brown coal power stations may not eventuate gained more traction this week.
Sokaluk sentence appeal
THE Director of Public Prosecutions' appeal to Churchill's Black Saturday arsonist Brendan Sokaluk's sentence has "reopened the wound", according to a community representative.
Debate ‘guillotined’
SCHOOLS, not families, should be in charge of any Federal Government education bonuses, according to a local member of parliament.
Negotiating for immunity
LATROBE City will plead for an exemption from Victoria's severe TAFE sector cuts at a meeting with Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall next week.
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
STAFF WRITERS
SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
