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Jobs first, then coal exit: German gov

Germany has approved a climate action plan for 2050 that greatly aims to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions but does not stipulate an end date for coal-fired power generation.

Plan in motion, but cultural shift needed

The State Government's 10-year plan to tackle family violence may have been announced just last month, but workers at the coal-face of the issue say many of its initiatives are already in motion.

Rail report on track

A Gippsland Rail Advocacy Committee is set to be created after Latrobe City Council adopted the Gippsland Local Government Network's 'Rail Needs Study' plan in-principle at Monday night's regular meeting.

Enough is enough

A NEWBOROUGH pensioner is at wit's end after his car was vandalised for the fifth time in two years last week.

Moe to host football’s finest

LATROBE Valley football fans will get to see some of the nation's best footballers compete in their own backyard with the AFL announcing Moe will host a preseason fixture in March.

Men’s health at heart

A former air force frontline-soldier is coming to Gippsland on a tour to share his story of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after he was hit by a road-side bomb in Iraq, to assist potentially vulnerable Hazelwood workers.

Jack and the Wizzybug

When Jack Radford was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia there was a lot his parents were told he would never do.

Bec takes a chance

A Morwell mother-of-six has embraced the chance to go back to school and it is paying off.

Driven to spread festive joy

A change of format was not enough to stop this year's Latrobe Valley Christmas Toy Drive from being a roaring success with a preliminary count suggesting the event raised more funds and toys for disadvantaged children than last year.

Cost of a price hike

Morwell cafe owner Claudia Davies knows it will never happen but she would like to see local businesses enjoy lower electricity bills because of how close they are to the power stations.

Moe department store theft

Moe police are investigating a theft which occurred at a department store in Moore Street, Moe about noon on Tuesday, 29 November.

Tax crisis averted

The backpacker tax of 15 per cent has passed in the Senate after the Federal Government struck a deal with the Greens to pitch in $100 million for Landcare.

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