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FedUni vows action

A landmark report into sexual abuse at Australian universities has revealed 39 per cent of Federation University surveyed students reported sexual harassment in 2016 with 14 per cent reporting harassment while at university.

Putting organ donation in spotlight

Traralgon resident Emma Boyes has a new lease on life after she became the recipient of a liver transplant at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne in March last year.

Council axes pop-up park

Latrobe city councillors have voted to dismantle the temporary pop up park in Tarwin Street, Morwell with deconstruction of the park currently underway.

Rental rise linked to homelessness

Increases in private rental costs in Latrobe Valley have skyrocketed 20 per cent every year since 2015 creating a housing problem in the area, Gippsland Homelessness Network coordinator Lisa Morgan says.

Campaign has caught eight

Eight people have been arrested since the launch of the Latrobe Valley's Crime Crackdown, a joint campaign by Victoria Police and Crime Stoppers, last month.

Lapsley pays a visit

Victorian emergency management commissioner Craig Lapsley recently visited AGL Loy Yang to view the continued progress of the power generators' emergency management systems.

Working party to tackle parking

Latrobe City councillors have voted unanimously to form a working party to address concerns around Moe's public transport network and perceived lack of car parking following a community meeting last month.

Moe bus stop rethink needed: resident

A concerned Moe community advocate has raised health and safety concerns over the location and positioning of three public bus stops in the town.

Minister pledges asbestos action

Yallourn North Primary School and Moe's South Street Primary School will receive $2.1 million in State Government funding to replace medium-risk asbestos-riddled buildings.

Dorevitch Gippsland sites to be affected by strike

Workers at 20 Dorevitch Pathology sites across Gippsland will go on strike on Monday and a rally will be held in Traralgon as part of a long-running pay dispute.

Update: Bypass funding welcomed

Update 11.40am: The Committee for Gippsland has this morning welcomed the State Government’s commitment to fund a $1.4 million business case for a future Traralgon bypass.

Cup a ‘symbol of acceptance, belonging’

Nine matches. Two clubs. One cause. And about 2000 Gippsland football and netball fans standing behind it.

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