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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...

Tough bail laws, machete ban introduced

By TOM HAYES   VICTORIA is set to have the "toughest bail laws" in the country, after the Premier Jacinta Allan, Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny, and Minster...

Police Beat: Appeal for assault witnesses

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Appeal for assault witnesses TRARALGON Police are investigating an assault that is alleged to have occurred at Kmart, Traralgon on Tuesday,...

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Test results of beef wellington lunch revealed: Patterson trial

By TOM HAYES and STEFAN BRADLEY   RESULTS of toxin tests were revealed and explained to the court during Erin Patterson's Supreme Court trial on Friday,...