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Rate increase mooted

When Latrobe City Council flagged its intention to apply for a rate increase higher than the state's capped rates, it was simply leaving its options open.

Bridging the divide

Latrobe Valley police have rolled out a cultural competency training program to improve relations with the multicultural community amid criticisms of racial profiling hurled against Victoria's forces in 2013.

Youth urged to unthaw with FReeZA

Event planning might not sound like the typical activity a young person is involved with, but the opportunity is there for those in Latrobe Valley aged between 15 and 25 years.

Dedicated to O’Donnell

When Anna Laidlaw used to telephone commercial radio stations to request a melody by her favourite singer Daniel O'Donnell, she was met with 'Daniel who?'.

Demolition delayed

Latrobe City Council will hold off on its plans to demolish an unfinished service station in Traralgon South to allow for proceedings to be heard at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Ease up near Trafalgar roadworks

Motorists travelling to the Latrobe Valley on the Princes Freeway are urged to take care at Trafalgar East while a one-kilometre stretch is being rebuilt.

Encore at the west end

THE West Gippsland Football Netball League is set to be reformed in 2017 as the cornerstone of AFL Gippsland's long-awaited senior leagues review draft recommendations.

Community champions wanted

The search for community champions against domestic violence continues in Boolarra, with an information session scheduled this Thursday night.

Rail fail frustrations mount

Train services have all but ground to a halt with Gippsland commuters facing up to six more weeks of replacement buses.

Eager start to the school year

There was a mixture of excitement and tears - and not just from the pupils - as prep students across the Latrobe Valley entered the school gates for the first time.

Pipeline to generate hundreds of jobs

ESSO Australia is set to lay a new 187 kilometre pipeline in a two-year $400 million project which it says will generate 500 jobs at its peak.

Arson – it’s no joke

The Latrobe Valley community has been urged to dob in firebugs in a state-wide crackdown on arson.

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