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Protests as Council moves online

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) to protest publicly against recent Latrobe City Council decisions and...

Report questioned

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE state government has been accused of using a landmark Victorian climate report, which was written without any input from forestry researchers...

Open day everyday: All welcome at Latrobe Valley Enterprises

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC EVERYONE was welcome to Latrobe Valley Enterprises' (LVE) open day on Wednesday, June 21. The social enterprise opens its doors to allow...

Comment: The Andrew’s government’s industry transition delivers job losses in Gippsland

COMMENT By JOHN CAMERON GOVERNMENT-driven industry closures have resulted in job losses despite transitional assistance. Industry closures in the Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas of Gippsland have...

Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust: Bung Yarnda

By TOM PARRY This story contains the names of Indigenous people who have died. Both are respectfully used with the permission of the...

Festival of Big Ideas in Traralgon

KATRINA BRANDON BATTERIES made of seaweed, seaweed as a future product, keeping a curious mindset and 'education may not be the most important thing to...

Council meeting moves online

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LATROBE Valley residents were not allowed to attend last Monday's Latrobe City Council's June meeting as the council had opted to go...

Decision upheld

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE future of Victoria's forests has been captured by political ideology and complex legalities rather than being determined by science and professional...

Rawson rocked by magnitude-4.6 earthquake

By TOM HAYES A MAGNITUDE-4.6 earthquake was recorded overnight (June 30) in the High Country of Rawson. Thousands of nearby residents reported light-to-moderate shaking of the...

Paving the way for women in trades

TAFE Gippsland's first female plumbing teacher wants to change attitudes and drive growth for women in trades. Theresa Jacobs is the newest face on the...

New era for old coal-fired station

By LIAM DURKIN THERE will hopefully be no doubting this Hazelwood’s ability to run over consecutive days. The Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System (HBESS)...

Top SEC advisor steps down

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE former chief scientist, Alan Finkel has resigned from the State Electricity Commission, while the SEC's chief executive warned energy prices may...

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