Developer promises to deliver long-term benefits to community
THE developer of the Delburn Wind Farm, OSMI Australia, has promised to work with the local community to ensure the project delivers long-term benefits...
End of a banking era
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
YESTERDAY (Tuesday, April 18) at 1.30 pm, the Moe ANZ branch shut its doors for the last time.
Following closures across Morwell...
Wind farm blowback
By PHILIP HOPKINS
The more than 1000 Latrobe Valley residents opposed to the 200-megawat Delburn Wind Farm (DWF) have vowed not to give up the...
Sustainable flower farmer takes home top honour
GLENMORE entrepreneur, Nikki Davey, has been awarded the 2023 VIC AgriFutures Rural Women's Award for her trail-blazing approach to sustainable farming practices in the...
Proposed public toilet plan
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
AT the latest council meeting on Monday, April 3, Latrobe City released the draft Public Toilet Plan for 2023-2033 for public consultation.
The...
VicGrid wind consultations have begun
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE state government has begun early consultations on new transmission connections needed for Victoria's first offshore wind farms off the Gippsland coast.
VicGrid...
Once in a lifetime opportunity
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
NOT many people can say they have met a world leader, let alone a former US President.
Newborough's Lowanna College principal Adam Hogan,...
Rate rise of 3.5%
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
A RATE hike of 3.5 per cent - the maximum under the state government cap - and a huge surplus are the...
Million-dollar operation not in use
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE million-dollar small log line at Radial Timber in Yarram, which can create engineered timber and promises to usher in a new...
Meet GUS, the defence force robot
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
YINNAR is known for its picturesque views of the Morwell River Valley and Strzelecki Ranges – but now its become known as...
Plant site chosen
By PHILIP HOPKINS and ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
LATROBE Magnesium (LMG) has chosen Malaysia's Sarawak state to develop a $1 billion 100,000 tonne per year magnesium plant.
The...
Downward trend
By PHILIP HOPKINS
POLLUTION from the Latrobe Valley power stations has fallen over the past five years and massively over the past 10 years, according...