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...
Harriman hired
By LIAM DURKIN
GUESS who's back, back again.
Latrobe City Councillor Dale Harriman will sit in the big boy's chair at council meetings for the next...
Traralgon Recreation Reserve project starts
By LIAM DURKIN
CONSTRUCTION is underway at Traralgon Recreation Reserve on new changeroom facilities.
The long-standing yet flood-prone previous facility has been demolished, along with the...
Flash flood sparks Latrobe Valley
By KATRINA BRANDON
ON Wednesday, a mass amount of rain came down throughout Latrobe Valley and the state coming in horizontal and followed by the...
Providing elder abuse education
By TOM HAYES
THE seriousness of elder abuse was recently highlighted during an aged care visit to Benetas in Traralgon.
Elder Rights Advocacy was joined by...
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What’s old is new in North Gippy
FOOTBALL
NORTH GIPPSLAND
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE separation between the best and the rest gets slimmer.
Following results in Round 9 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, we...
