Drones to find endangered species
By PHILIP HOPKINS
VICFORESTS has started using drones at night to detect endangered fauna to comply with new orders from the Victorian Supreme Court that...
GP incentives to bulk bill
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
DOCTORS will have three times as many reasons to bulk-bill families with young children, pensioners and concession cardholders under the new Federal...
People-led mental health care
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
THE community gathered last Friday, May 12 to celebrate the official opening of Lifeline Gippsland’s newest Wellbeing and Support Centre.
To be...
Works on Loy Yang generator
By PHILIP HOPKINS
AGL has begun a $92 million refurbishment of the Unit 1 generator at its 2200-megawatt Loy Yang A power station as part...
Lowanna’s Teacher of the Year finalist
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LOWANNA College teacher Judith Stewart has been announced as a Teacher of the Year finalist for the 2023 ResourceSmart Schools Awards.
Lowanna...
Call answered
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
FOR over 15 years, the local Gippsland Trades and Labour Council have battled for a national energy transition authority and now their...
Community projects backed
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LOCAL community groups can rejoice as the Foundation for Regional & Rural Renewal (FRRR) has funded several regional projects.
The successful Latrobe...
LV Family Violence Unit reform
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
FOLLOWING the Royal Commission into family violence, the Latrobe Valley Family Violence Unit has seen colossal reform. The Royal Commission into Family...
Urge for amendments
NATIONALS Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged the state government to push through amendments to the Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 as a...
State recognition for GPAC design
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
TRARALGON’S Gippsland Performing arts centre, or GPAC, has made the regional prize shortlist in the 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards.
The awards program celebrates...
Higher wages wanted for aged care sector
BY STEFAN BRADLEY
ROYAL Freemasons has welcomed the federal government's commitment to fund higher wages for aged care workers, but wants to wait for the...
Coal-to-hydrogen project could create new operation
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE Latrobe Valley coal-to-hydrogen project could be a catalyst for a clean energy hub in the region, according to the company chief,...