Project on the ropes due to “ideological divide”
STAFF WRITERS
A JAPANESE consortium has warned it is poised to pull $2.35 billion investment from a world-first coal to hydrogen project in the Latrobe...
Officers walk off the job amid wage negotiations
By TOM HAYES
POLICE officers from the Traralgon Police Station took their stand against the state government amid wage negotiations, walking off the job on...
Police Beat: Major drug bust
Police Beat with Tom Hayes, Blake Metcalf-Holt, and Katrina Brandon
Major drug bust
TWO men were arrested on Thursday, December 5, during a Major Drug Squad...
Loy Yang seeks water for mine lake
By PHILIP HOPKINS
WATER is a key part of the operation of the Loy Yang mine – and will still be a key part of...
Keeping kids safe online with new Bill
STAFF WRITERS
THE federal government has set a minimum age of 16 for social media use.
Legislation passed Parliament last week.
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media...
Too expensive and too slow
By PHILIP HOPKINS
ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Gippsland maintain that nuclear energy is not a viable option for the region because it's too expensive, its lengthy design...
First pill testing to start this month
STAFF WRITERS
LEGISLATION to enshrine pill testing - also known as drug checking - into law has passed the Victorian Parliament.
The state government will now...
Nuclear power essential: Camier
By PHILIP HOPKINS
NUCLEAR power generation in the Latrobe Valley is now essential because of the need for base load power in a balanced system...
Dan, Dan he’s the (Nats’) man
By LIAM DURKIN
AND that little boy who started out as a cadet journalist grew up to be… a state political leader.
Member for Gippsland South,...
Bail law petition successful as changes made
STAFF WRITERS
THE family of Doctor Ashley Gordon, who was tragically killed during a home invasion earlier this year, was in state Parliament last week...
Results in limbo after exam error
By TOM HAYES
THE Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) has revealed a list of 56 subjects that may have been compromised during the recent VCE...
Options aplenty for waste heat
By PHILIP HOPKINS
WASTE heat from a nuclear power station in the Latrobe Valley could be a source of town heating and attract commercial and...
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Machete ban sweeps Victoria
STAFFWRITERS
THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes.
Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28.
Premier Jacinta Allan...
