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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...

Alarming concern over mathematics outcomes

By LIAM DURKIN   TWO plus two is five. Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Melina Bath has raised serious concerns over...

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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...