Blood service to leave
Dorevitch Pathology will relocate another of its Latrobe Regional Hospital-based services to Melbourne as part of a centralisation plan it says won't impact on the Gippsland community.
Paint the Valley purple
Latrobe Valley traders will transform their shopfronts into a bold display of all things purple next week in a bid to raise awareness of a major Cancer Council Victoria fundraiser.
Northe tables indoor pool petition
Member for Morwell Russell Northe yesterday tabled a petition in parliament calling on the State Government to help fund an indoor heated pool for Traralgon.
Mine fire Inquiry: Independence questioned
The true independence of a university's analysis of Latrobe Valley death data has been called into question during public hearings for the re-opened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry.
Mine fire inquiry: Voices of the Valley have say
The re-opened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry began on Tuesday, with Tanjil South resident Ron Ipsen as its first witness.
Aged care gastro breakout contained
The doors are once again open to visitors at Bupa Traralgon's aged care facility after a recent gastroenteritis outbreak was contained.
Mine stability questioned
Authorities continue to deny any direct link between mine instability at the Yallourn open cut and cracking in the adjacent Latrobe Road on Morwell's north-west, despite up-scaling major investigation works in the area.
Mine fire inquiry: Expert report predicted no short term deaths
A risk assessment prepared for the Department of Health during the Hazelwood mine fire advised no extra deaths would occur as a result of short-term exposure to ultrafine smoke particles.
Pipeline replacement job numbers questioned
The heralded employment bonanza to flow from Esso's upcoming Longford-Long Island pipeline replacement project may not be as strong as advertised, according to a key representative union.
Fundraiser helps battle ice epidemic
About $11,000 has been donated to the Gippsland Fighting Ice Campaign since its launch in Trafalgar three months ago.
Collect your firewood tomorrow
The Spring 2015 Firewood Collection Season opens across Victoria tomorrow.
Brigade still waiting
Mirboo North Fire Brigade is in desperate need of funding to rebuild its run-down station.
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Final VicGrid plan coming
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...
