Police Beat: Man and dog killed in fatal collision
Police Beat with Zaida Glibanovic
Man and dog killed in fatal collision
POLICE will prepare a report for the coroner after a fatal collision in Maryvale...
Vale to newspaper giant
MR Bruce Ellen, the managing director of the Latrobe Valley Express and Gippsland Times, passed away last week after a long battle with cancer.
He...
LRH boss dismisses accusations of avoidable deaths
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LATROBE Regional Health have responded to the Herald Sun story in which they uncovered a probe into ‘avoidable’ deaths at the regional...
Transmission line study area released
By PHILIP HOPKINS
VICGRID has released its study area for the new transmission infrastructure through South Gippsland that will transport energy from offshore wind into...
New mental health centre
STAFF WRITERS
CONSTRUCTION is now underway on a new Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) centre in Traralgon.
A key recommendation from the Royal Commission into...
Farmers attack new energy fast-track
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE state government's new policy to fast-track renewable energy projects by accelerating planning approvals has been strongly attacked by Victoria's peak farming...
Calls to improve disaster resilience
STAFF WRITERS
THE Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has urged Telstra's Chief Executive, Vicki Brady, to keep investing in disaster resilience and improved telecommunications...
Repairs funded amid damning report
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
A $99.5 million rebuild and recovery package has been announced for the most damaged roads in the state, including those damaged by...
Price tag of Games cancellation
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
IT cost the state government around $590 million to pull out of the 2026 Commonwealth Games a new report finds.
Victorian Auditor-General (VAGO)...
Fighting farm fatigue
STAFF WRITERS
SHEEP and cropping farmer Jack Armstrong knows that in agriculture it pays to be proactive with safety, particularly when it comes to managing...
LRH to receive Good Friday funding
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LATROBE Regional Health (LRH) is among five regional hospitals that will benefit from this year’s Good Friday Appeal for the first time...
Council advocates in Canberra
STAFF WRITERS
IN the lead up to the Federal Budget being handed down this May, Latrobe City Mayor, Darren Howe, and chief executive, Steven Piasente,...