Chester concerned for jobs
Gippsland MP Darren Chester has spoken out in support of local businesses after it was revealed last week a company which received state government funding owed more than $1 million to Latrobe Valley businesses.
Touch the art, become the art
A Morwell artist is gearing up for her first major solo exhibition at Latrobe Regional Gallery which invites people to touch and feel an installation based upon the concept of static electricity.
Cartage costs cut
Wellington Shire is urging drought-stricken primary producers to put their hands up to receive heavily-subsidised household water.
Activists map farms
An animal rights group has targeted hundreds of Gippsland livestock industries which have been identified on an interactive map with photos, videos and documents.
Jorja’s taking it to the max
After enduring "a bit of a tough year" in the second half of 2018, dressage duo Jorja Halsall and riding pony Max emerged on the other side and have kicked off 2019 with a bang.
Mine fire health issues continue: study
Researchers are looking for ways to inform the Latrobe Valley's doctors about the effects of the Hazelwood mine fire on the community's health as the region experiences a rapid turnover of GPs.
GP shortage pain felt
It was normal for Chris Hawthorne to arrive for an appointment at his Morwell clinic only to find that his GP had been replaced but on Tuesday the car park at Hollie Drive was empty for the first time.
No plan to log doesn’t appease group
A group campaigning to prevent logging of state forest around Mirboo North has described assertions VicForests has no plans to harvest timber in the coupes this year as "meaningless".
Steelvision employees feel pain of lost wages
A retrenched Latrobe Valley power station worker and a UK citizen who faces deportation are among the Steelvision employees who are still waiting to be paid for work dating back to early December.
RDV defends Steelvision grant funding
Regional Development Victoria has defended its decision to give more than half-a-million dollars to a company now on the brink of being wound up after it was revealed the company owed more than $1 million to Latrobe Valley businesses.
Steelvision contract cancelled as number of businesses hit grows
Steelvision's contract to undertake major security upgrades at Parliament House has been terminated after the company allegedly falsified statutory declarations during the multi-million dollar project.
Fishway works scheduled to start
The shovels will finally hit the ground in early February to start a Thomson River fishway at Horseshoe Bend near Walhalla in a project that has been in the pipeworks for 20 years.
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FOOTBALL
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
By LIAM DURKIN
FINALS-type weather greeted Gippsland League venues at the weekend.
With September only a few weeks away, players were given a good test...
