Taking the next step
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ASPIRING astronaut Celene Meraz Benavente has entered a new phase of training, visiting Ottawa, Canada with the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences.
The third-year...
Health sector overhaul announced
By TOM HAYES
THE state government has announced a $1.5 billion overhaul of the health sector, with the implications for Gippsland being assessed by local...
Business Festival begins
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THE 2024 Latrobe City Business Festival will be celebrated over the next couple of weeks until Thursday, August 29, with a program of...
Prospective forest future
By PHILLIP HOPKINS
VICTORIA'S prospectors and miners have highlighted the richness of the Central Highlands mineral wealth as the state government's eminent panel begins its...
Enrol now for Latrobe City Council election
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ELECTORAL Commissioner, Sven Bluemmel, has issued a call to state and council-enrolled voters to be ready to cast their vote in the upcoming...
Police Beat: Robbery under investigation
POLICE BEAT WITH TOM HAYES
Robbery under investigation
POLICE are investigating a robbery in Morwell on Monday, July 29.
Investigators have been told the incident occurred on...
Cameron slams delay on dangerous intersection
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SAFETY upgrades at the notoriously dangerous intersection at Lloyd Street and Waterloo Road are no closer to materialising despite a promise from the...
Breaking the homelessness cycle
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THE state government has announced a new initiative to support Victorians out of homelessness and into their very own homes, with inner Gippsland...
Trafalgar hit-and-run arrest made
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DETECTIVES have arrested a man following an alleged hit-and-run collision in Trafalgar at the weekend.
A 43-year-old Fumina South (north of Willow Grove) man...
Council Beat: July 2024 Meeting
Optus tower closer to construction
THE construction of an Optus telecommunications tower in Yallourn North is closer to proceeding after Latrobe City Council endorsed a...
Police Beat: Traralgon bus collision
POLICE BEAT WITH TOM HAYES
Traralgon bus collision
PARAMEDICS responded to reports of a bus collision in Traralgon around 3.50pm last Thursday (July 25) afternoon.
Ambulance Victoria...
Ferguson opts out of council
By ERIKA ALLEN
LATROBE City South Ward councillor Melissa Ferguson has announced she won't be running for re-election.
Cr Ferguson took to social media to notify...