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Pressure mounts as Pesutto loses defamation case

By LIAM DURKIN   TRARALGON-born John Pesutto's future as leader of the state opposition is under fire once again, after losing his defamation case against former...

Report: nuclear energy the cheapest alternative

By PHILIP HOPKINS   INCLUDING nuclear power in the energy mix is cheaper - by up to 44 per cent - in the medium-term future, but...

Jury out after Labor decade

By DAVID BRAITHWAITE   LAST month marked a decade since the Labor Party regained government in Victoria. Daniel Andrews replaced Denis Napthine as state premier after leading...

Peaceful protest against nuclear

By LIAM DURKIN   ANTI-NUCLEAR demonstrators gathered in Traralgon’s Kay Street Gardens last week to have their voices heard. The demonstration took place hours before the House...

Tyers Road in need of cutting back

By KATRINA BRANDON   COMING up to summer, the CFA has been advising the public to clean up their local areas for flammable vegetation, but on...

Petition set to make a difference

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   THE sister of late local doctor, Doctor Ashley Gordon says the family's effort to bring about sweeping changes to the state's bail...

Targets not met

By TOM HAYES   RECENT performance reports released by the Department of Health show that Latrobe Regional Health (LRH), Gippsland's main acute mental health provider, is...

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...

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The day Morwell East marched the flag home

FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   PAST players from Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s last senior flag gathered at the weekend during the Hawks home bout against Foster. The...