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Deaths under review

By TOM HAYES   Warning: This story deals with the distressing death of children.   LATROBE Regional Health is facing scrutiny following the death of three babies in...

Chester joins nuclear ‘select committee’

STAFF WRITERS   FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester has been chosen to join a Nuclear Energy Select Committee, which will examine Australia's future energy needs. The...

High country killer jailed, appeal impending

By TOM HAYES   FORMER Jetstar pilot Gregory Lynn, dubbed as the high country killer, has been sentenced to 32 years behind bars for the murder...

Police Beat: Drugs and cash seized, pair charged

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Drugs and cash seized, pair charged POLICE have arrested three people following a search warrant in Churchill at the start of...

SEC enshrined, local jobs questioned

By TOM HAYES   THE state government has announced it has brought back the State Electricity Commission (SEC) for good, enshrining it in Victoria's Constitution, stating...

Jail sentence a ‘slap in the face’

By STEFAN BRADLEY   Warning: This story deals with the distressing death of a child. If you or anyone you know needs help, these services are available: Lifeline:...

Council Beat: October 2024 Meeting

Council Beat with Liam Durkin   IF only all council meetings were this efficient. In something of an anti-climax, Latrobe City Council's final council meeting featuring the...

Profits reinvested into Mirboo North

STAFF WRITERS   ALMOST $50,000 in revenue from debris generated during the February 2024 storms emergency response and managed by Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) has...

Police Beat: Collision under investigation

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Collision under investigation POLICE are investigating a collision in Morwell on Sunday, October 6. Officers have been told a 2001 Subaru Impreza...

Planning to put locals first

By TOM HAYES and LIAM DURKIN   THE Liberals and Nationals have developed a new renewables plan, saying they will put locals first in the transition...

Opal facing financial issues after supply loss

By TOM HAYES   OPAL has confirmed its commitment to the Maryvale mill and its production of brown packaging paper. The rumour mill is rife, after reports...

Substance leak scare at Greenham

By TOM HAYES   EMERGENCY services were called to Tanjil South cattle slaughterhouse, Greenham Gippsland, on Tuesday, October 8, following an ammonia leak. "At 12.53pm, Fire Rescue...

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Final VicGrid plan coming

By PHILIP HOPKINS   SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...