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Family violence a major issue

STAFF WRITERS   DEB Leonard, who ran for Monash in the previous federal election as an Independent, took part in 16 Days of Activism last year. The...

Doctor’s final farewell

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   ASHLEY (Ash) Gordon, whose death in Melbourne after chasing two burglars was reported nation-wide, was a Latrobe Valley boy - and more...

Mistakenly taken

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   IN a bizarre series of events, one mother's worst fears became a reality when she went to pick up her seven-year-old daughter...

EBA talks reach the boiling point

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   OPAL Australian Paper has not budged in the latest round of Enterprise business agreement (EBA) negotiations. Workers at the Maryvale mill have been...

Future-proofing the farms

STAFF WRITERS   FEDERATION University Australia, in collaboration with the CSIRO and industry partner Foton Mobility, is undertaking research into reducing greenhouse emissions from the agriculture...

Table tennis diplomacy a triumph for Yallourn North

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   A PING pong table, a decade in the making. Latrobe City Council has added another piece to the Yallourn North Tennis Court Reserve...

Building a better construction industry

STAFF WRITERS   LATEST data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown 186 Victorian building and construction businesses declared themselves insolvent in November...

The sky is the limit

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   MAKING energy as accessible as the internet is what the team at deep tech start-up Aquila Earth aims to do. Latrobe Regional Airport...

Funding for Trafalgar roads

BAW Baw Shire Council recently announced more than $1 million in funding for the sustainable repair and maintenance of various roads in the Trafalgar...

Police Beat: P-Plater busted for booze

P-plater busted for booze POLICE intercepted a vehicle for a random breath test in the early hours of Tuesday, January 16 in Traralgon. The 20-year-old male...

Hastings heads-up fell on deaf ears

THE state government was warned in 2017 from Infrastructure Victoria about the difficulty of getting approval for dredging development at the Port of Hastings,...

Union threatens rail strike

THE RTBU (Rail, Tram and Bus Union) has notified V/Line of its intention to take industrial action, involving a work stoppage between 3am to...

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CJ flips Victorian clubs

FOOTBALL AFL EXPORTS BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   OUT of favour Hawthorn utility, Morwell's Changkuoth Jiath has moved to Melbourne on the final day of the AFL Trade Period. Jiath...