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...
Pesutto travels back home to Traralgon
LIAM DURKIN
STATE Opposition leader John Pesutto was back home last week.
Mr Pesutto returned to Traralgon on Tuesday, December 12, discussing on-the-ground issues with Latrobe...
Calls for urgent repairs on collapsing Gippsland roads
STAFF WRITERS
THE Hyland Highway is in need of urgent repair, according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland South and Shadow Minister for Roads and...
Potential new venture for Loy Yang B
PHILIP HOPKINS
LOY Yang B power station, fresh from the best performance of its 30-year existence, is investigating new ways to decarbonise, including possible conversion...
Timber transition forum in Heyfield
LIAM DURKIN
STATE Opposition leader John Pesutto visited Heyfield last week.
Mr Pesutto hit the road on Tuesday, December 12, travelling out to Heyfield for a...
Transition plan picked apart
COMMENT
JOHN CAMERON
THE Latrobe Valley and Gippsland Transition Plan claims to be a road map to the transition to renewable industries, yet has more potholes...