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GPAC wall: engineering feat or eyesore?

By KATRINA BRANDON   A BLANK canvas or a particularly designed wall is in question in Traralgon. Is the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) wall that faces...

An answer to youth homelessness

By TOM HAYES   THE Latrobe-Gippsland region has been identified as the toughest place for young people to find stable housing, land a job, and finish...

Greens name candidate for Monash seat

STAFF WRITERS   THE most ironically named candidate ever? (On par perhaps with local Liberal Randall Green). Greens members have preselected semi-retired teacher Terence Steele as their...

Police Beat: Attempted ATM theft

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Attempted ATM theft LATROBE Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted theft of an ATM in Churchill last Thursday (February...

Rates cut, Westpac Traralgon to close for refurbishment works

By TOM HAYES   THE Reserve Bank board officially cut rates by 25 basis points last week, from 4.35 per cent down to 4.10 per cent,...

Regional issues heard in Canberra

By LIAM DURKIN   LATROBE City Mayor, Dale Harriman, deputy mayor, Sharon Gibson and Latrobe City Chief Executive, Steve Piasente took the region’s priorities to Canberra...

Mill lockout comes to an end

STAFF WRITERS   THE 30 day lockout of more than 300 pulp and paper workers by Nippon Paper's Opal at Maryvale is over, after workers voted...

Police Beat: School supplies stolen

Police Beat with Katrina Brandon   School supplies stolen IN the early hours of Sunday, February 9, a trailer, barbecue and two gazebos were allegedly taken from...

Big four agree to stay

By TOM HAYES   NO regional bank branches will close before July 2027, after the big four banks struck a deal with the federal government. NAB agreed...

Roads an international embarrassment: O’Brien

STAFF WRITERS   WHEN the Chinese government and undertakers are warning about the state of Victoria's roads, it is clear we have a major problem. That's according...

Bail laws under review

By TOM HAYES   VICTORIAN Premier Jacinta Allan is facing backlash after her decision to order an immediate review of the state's current bail settings and...

Victorian Goldfields, Walhalla closer to World Heritage nod

STAFF WRITERS   WALHALLA has been included among a list of six key areas in regional Victoria recognised for their significance in the Victorian Goldrush era. The...

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Advancing sustainability programs at local schools

STAFF WRITERS   EDUCATORS from across Gippsland gathered at Stockdale Road Primary School, Traralgon for a dynamic morning dedicated to advancing sustainability initiatives within schools. The Gippsland...