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...
Man’s body found in suspected hit-and-run
By KATRINA BRANDON
MAJOR Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a man was found dead in Trafalgar last Sunday.
The man's body was found on...
Comm Games or ‘Con Games’?
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
STAFF WRITERS
LAST Thursday (July 18) marked a year since the shock cancellation of the Commonwealth Games.
The 2026 Games were slated to be held...
CarbonNet project’s range
By PHILIP HOPKINS
A BUSINESS case for Gippsland's CarbonNet Project is set to be presented to the federal and state governments, the project's chief, Jane...
Latrobe Valley police take action
By TOM HAYES
CRIMES, including a brawl, occurred in the Latrobe Valley in the lead-up to Operation Summit, led by the Public Order Response Team...
Local say in commercial plantations
By PHILIP HOPKINS
COMMUNITY attitudes towards commercial forest plantations in Gippsland are the subject of a survey being undertaken by Federation University.
The team of researchers...
Tyers Bridge closed again
By TOM HAYES
THE Latrobe River Bridge, on Tyers Road between Traralgon and Tyers has faced a second temporary closure since reopening in December 2023,...
The house shipping containers built
By ERIKA ALLEN
POPULAR local tourist destination Loch Sport’s newest home is defying conventionality and challenging what a house can be.
It’s built like LEGO blocks...
Par for the course
STAFF WRITERS
LATROBE CITY COUNCIL is seeking the state government's help in resolving plans for Traralgon West, that could have an impact on the Traralgon...
No decision on hospitals: state
STAFF WRITERS
THE state government has responded to allegations from Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron about plans to merge hospitals.
Mr Cameron said recently that Victoria's...
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Traralgon hosts major table tennis
TABLE TENNIS
By KATRINA BRANDON
BOOMING streets, squeaky courts and roars of strength bellowed throughout the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS) over the King’s Birthday...
