Answers blowing in the wind
By ERIKA ALLEN and STEFAN BRADLEY
AUSTRALIA'S offshore wind ambitions have advanced significantly after the federal government announced last week that the first six proponents...
LVA to transition into Regional Development Victoria
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
THE Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA) has received funding to continue operations for only another six months before transitioning into Regional Development Victoria...
LRH: State Budget’s big winner
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LATROBE Regional Health is among the big winners in this year’s State Budget, with $44 million in funding allocated.
The state government contribution...
Accused mushroom murderer pleads not guilty
STAFF WRITERS
THE accused murderer at the core of the Leongatha mushroom poisoning case, Erin Patterson, has pleaded not guilty to all of her charges.
Patterson...
Duck and quail hunting allocated over $10 million in budget
STAFF WRITERS
THE state government’s budget commitment to support future quail and duck hunting highlights strategic investment in hunting regulation and compliance, but diverges from...
Union to fight Fed Uni job cuts
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
“UNION Power” echoed through the halls as staff and students took action at Churchill’s Federation University campus last Wednesday (May 1) after...
Black Saturday arsonist released and dangerous driver pleads guilty
By TOM HAYES and ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
WARNING: The contents of this story may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
THE arsonist responsible for...
Vigil for victims of violence
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
MORE than 250 people gathered at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre on Domestic Violence Remembrance Day (May 1) for a candlelight vigil...
Police Beat: Narracan Resort fire
Police Beat with ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
Narracan Resort fire
AT about 2am on Saturday, April 27, unknown offenders attended the Narracan Resort sales office located near the...
‘There is no forest war’
STAFF WRITERS
RECENT claims by activists, media, industry advocates and politicians about the existence or emergence of 'forest wars' is completely misleading and disrespectful, according...
Emissions from local power stations decreased
By PHILIP HOPKINS
EMISSIONS from Latrobe Valley brown coal power stations have fallen in the past year, continuing the trend of the past five and...
State government sitting on a gold mine
By PHILIP HOPKINS
MINERS and small prospectors fear that the state government's study into the future of Gippsland's forests could lock up swathes of forest...
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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,...
