Calls for payroll tax relief
Pay roll tax relief for small to medium businesses was atop the agenda last week during a Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry luncheon where more than 30 local businesses were represented.
Festival a feast for eyes and more
The Tyers Arts Festival will introduce a music, food and wine component and a number of new art awards to the line-up this year.
Gas gives hope for tomato glasshouse
A carbon dioxide capture project at Loy Yang A could lead to the construction of a glasshouse to grow tomatoes in the Latrobe Valley employing about 100 people.
Coalition pledges Catholic funding
A Catholic primary school in Traralgon may be forced to relocate if the student population continues to grow.
Police radios to go digital
Latrobe Inspector Rob Wallace says Victoria Police's new digital radio system should be in place by Christmas and is expected to secure police networks and reduce interference in regional Victoria.
Riding high for ill kids
Lawrence Norton literally rolled into Morwell last week in his 1949 double decker Leyland bus on his return from a men's wellness weekend in Licola.
Survivors welcome apology
Victims of institutional abuse have spoken out following Prime Minister Scott Morrison's National Apology to victims and survivors who were sexually abused as children.
Torched ute plea
A person who stole a ute and more than $4000 worth of tools from a car park at Mid Valley Shopping Centre last month is yet to be found.
Quit smoking ideas to tackle issue
The local community is being invited to help people ditch cigarettes in the Latrobe Valley at a workshop to tackle the region's high smoking rates.
New South Gippsland councillor
South Gippsland Shire councillor-elect Rosemary Cousin is hopeful she can work positively with her new colleagues despite allegations of bullying and harassment and the resignation of two councillors.
Coalition’s skills promise
A Coalition government would attempt to tackle a regional skills shortage by reinvigorating the Gippsland Tertiary Education Council which was scrapped in 2014.
Loy Yang to remain until 2048: AGL
Loy Yang A owner AGL has moved to reassure the community that it has no plans to close following comments to investors which suggested the plant could close early if power markets did not warrant major expenditure to keep it going until 2048.
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TRARALGON'S Jack White makes his first appearance for Australia in 2026 tomorrow (Thursday, February 26) with the Boomers' tour of Guam and...
