Timber processors soldier on
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SEVERAL Gippsland hardwood timber processors have vowed to continue operating despite being barred from access to the region's native forest.
The chief executive...
Car park projects underway
STAFF WRITERS
LATROBE City Council has begun design work for two major local car park projects, located respectively at 2 Kay Street, Traralgon and 141...
Education divide widens
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
THE gap between city and regional schools has never been wider, the latest NAPLAN results show.
The average of the five test results...
Emergency flood warning inquiry
STAFF WRITERS
THE gaps in emergency warnings during the June 2021 Latrobe Valley floods were highlighted by local resident experts who travelled to Melbourne to...
Electric vehicle kilometre-based tax scrapped
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
WHEN Andrew Matthews from Traralgon learnt about the state levy on electric vehicles (EVs), he thought it was "a bit ridiculous".
But after...
Doctor visit costs on the rise
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
GP visits will now cost you an arm and a leg as average consultation rates have risen $10 in the past year.
Increased...
Moe’s notorious intersection
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
ANOTHER serious incident at the notorious railway crossing intersection in Moe has sparked outrage.
On Friday, December 6, emergency service crews were called...
Life-saving technology added to V/Line trains
STAFF WRITERS
THE state government has begun installing Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) on V/Line trains to provide vital assistance to passengers in case of an...
Tyers Bridge reopened after over 400 days
STAFF WRITERS
AFTER more than 400 days without direct access to and from Traralgon, Christmas came early for Tyers residents with the reopening of the...
End of an era for native timber harvesting
By PHILIP HOPKINS
AS of January 1, Gippsland's hardwood industry is now largely gone, with harvesting of timber from native forests on Crown land no...
Boxing the rain once more
By STEFAN BRADLEY, BEN MCARTHUR and KATRINA BRANDON
“WHAT was that?”
This was a common phrase heard at 5am on Boxing Day in the region after...
Man dies at Maryvale mill after alleged break-in
STAFF WRITERS
VICTORIA Police have confirmed a man died at the Opal Australian Paper Mill in Maryvale last night.
It is alleged a man, alongside another...
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FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By ROB POPPLESTONE
SPECTATORS across the Mid Gippsland Football-Netball League got to witness what many believe will be the Grand Final prelude at the...
