Traralgon teen takes on World Youth Day
By LIAM DURKIN
TALK about a long way from home.
As if standing among 1.5 million people in the capital of Portugal wasn’t daunting enough,...
Container Deposit Scheme now underway
By TOM HAYES
ONE man’s trash could now be his treasure.
Earlier this month on Wednesday, November 1 the state government launched the Container Deposit...
Council Beat: November 2023 Meeting
ALMOST every topic seemed to be the matter of debate at the Latrobe City Council meeting last Monday, November 6 at the Gippsland Performing...
Closure of native timber harvesting contradicts national-state method
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE state government’s regulation of timber harvesting, which has led to the impending closure of Gippsland’s native forest industry in January,...
Advantage Aldred
By PHILIP HOPKINS
MARY Aldred, the former chief executive of the Committee for Gippsland, has been resoundingly endorsed as the Liberal candidate for Monash at...
Dennis Jones Engineering and director fined for workplace incident
By TOM HAYES
DENNIS Jones Engineering and its director, Dennis Jones, have been slapped with one of the biggest fines in WorkSafe history today (November...
Morwell making movement inclusive
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
A LOCAL venue is making a start in breaking the barriers for multicultural women's participation in physical activity.
Latrobe Leisure Centre in Morwell...
‘Wheely Serious’ about accessibility
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
IMPROVING accessibility is the goal for the Wheely Serious Project.
While the name is a reflection of the light-hearted nature of the people...
Christmas ready in Valley with new FedEx
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
HAVE no fear, FedEx is here and just in time for Christmas.
Everyone knows how busy those months leading into the festive season...
Our own superhero: Captain Australia
By KATRINA BRANDON
THROUGH wet, cold, warm and fires, Captain Australia is here walking around Australia raising money for cancer in children.
He is the ‘dag...
Lessons from Tasmania’s timber industry
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE 'precautionary principle' is not included in the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code, where a more pragmatic approach manages any threatened species, according...
Traffic trauma
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC and ZOE ASKEW
IT has been a horror week on roads around Moe and Newborough, with two separate incidents leading to deaths.
Tragedy...
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Final VicGrid plan coming
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...
