Riders ready to test endurance
Victoria's fittest riders and their elite horses will be aiming to complete a gruelling 100-kilometre ride around the Toongabbie hills on the weekend during the Gippsland endurance championships.
Contractors fear for future
Gippsland logging contractors are fearing for their future in the wake of a media report over the weekend claiming the Andrews Government plans to phase out native logging by 2029.
Baw Baw tree-sit delays logging
Police and Victorian government officials were waiting for a logging protestor to down from a tree near Erica on the southern slopes of Mount Baw Baw yesterday.
Council tree pruning anger
A local arborist has called on Latrobe City Council to improve its treatment of trees in the Traralgon central business district following what he described as "poor pruning practices" used on some of the trees in the area.
Fifty years of Lifeline
The very first person to take a call on the Gippsland Lifeline crisis line, Marg Hinson, said her first shift on the telephones was full of people calling to wish her well in her work.
Latrobe City to call for planning panel
Latrobe City Council will request the Planning Minister establish a planning panel to consider submissions to the largest planning revision undertaken by a Gippsland council in terms of scope of land impacted.
Students get virtual reality check
Students are leading the way at Gippsland Tech School – developing augmented reality experiences using technology new to the Victorian education system.
Morwell resident welcomes CCTV cameras
Morwell resident and businessman Lindsay Mills has welcomed the rollout of new CCTV cameras after a family member was seriously assaulted last year.
Moat or shrubbery garden could help preserve Hazelwood’s chimneys
A Latrobe City councillor and an independent political candidate have joined forces in a bid to prevent the demolition of Hazelwood's eight chimneys.
Traralgon man located
The body of missing Traralgon man Jack Strong was found on Monday afternoon, two days after he went missing.
ENGIE appeals fire order to VCAT
ENGIE has lodged an application with VCAT to appeal and review Earth Resources Regulation's order to double the amount of fire protection staff in the Hazelwood mine, only days after the company buckled to union and regulator pressure.
Farm acquisition fear
Traralgon East residents have slammed a proposal to compulsorily acquire a section of land near Minniedale Road for a rail stabling yard, claiming a parcel of land has already been allocated for the project at an industrial site in Morwell.
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Making public transport safe
VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28.
Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...
