Out of his own pocket
By LIAM DURKIN
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
LATROBE City Councillors may have inadvertently borrowed...
COVID’s lasting impact on the health system
By ERIKA ALLEN
IN March 2020, healthcare systems had to adapt rapidly as the first wave of COVID cases arrived. Hospitals, including Central Gippsland Health...
EnergyAustralia fined and convicted
STAFF WRITERS
ENERGYAUSTRALIA was handed a $170,000 fine and a conviction after being sentenced in the Latrobe Valley County Court on March 27.
The company had...
Budget handed down, $50 tax cut
By DAVID BRAITHWATE
With the federal election called for May 3, the federal budget (released Tuesday, March 25) is seen as a taste of things...
OHS sentencing recommendations made
By TOM HAYES
FOLLOWING an extensive reviewing and reporting phase lasting about 12 months, the Sentencing Advisory Council has published 12 recommendations for sentencing regarding...
Who will get the keys to The Lodge?
By LIAM DURKIN
STRAP yourself in (especially if you live in Monash).
The federal election has been called for May 3, 2025. Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese...
“Toughest bail laws” passed in Parliament
By DAVID BRAITHWAITE
THE legislation in what the state government has called the "toughest bail laws" in Australia have passed through Parliament.
The government says community...
Seven years for nuclear: Parker
By PHILIP HOPKINS
A 1000 megawatt nuclear power station using South Korean expertise could be built in the Latrobe Valley in seven years, with a...
Coach service set to remain as it currently is
By STEFAN BRADLEY
IN response to community outcry, the state government has committed to not make changes to the Yarram/Leongatha to Southern Cross V/Line coach...
Confidence growing for new gas field
By PHILIP HOPKINS
LAKES Blue Energy is increasingly confident that within a few months, its 21-year struggle to get a new big onshore gas field...
Incident highlights need for more PSOs
By TOM HAYES
AN alleged attack of a 49-year-old Traralgon woman travelling on V/Line’s Gippsland Line has intensified calls from The Nationals, for the state...
Students buckle down for NAPLAN
STAFF WRITERS
THE annual NAPLAN assessments commenced last week (March 12), and saw almost 1.3 million students take the tests in more than 9400 schools...
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Advancing sustainability programs at local schools
STAFF WRITERS
EDUCATORS from across Gippsland gathered at Stockdale Road Primary School, Traralgon for a dynamic morning dedicated to advancing sustainability initiatives within schools.
The Gippsland...
