Call for coal reserves to avoid blackouts
By PHILIP HOPKINS
ENERGYAustralia Managing Director, Mark Collette, has urged the states to set up government-backed strategic reserves of coal power that can be called...
de Fegely resigns from Bendigo Bank over forest policy
By PHILIP HOPKINS
A LEADING Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest.
Rob de...
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...
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Uplifting experience for youngsters
By KATRINA BRANDON
CREATING a safe and fun space for local youth, the Uplift Collective came together on July 8 at Village Cinema Morwell to...
