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Latrobe City Councillor Christine Sindt says sorry

Outspoken Latrobe City Councillor Christine Sindt has publicly apologised to Member for Gippsland Darren Chester over a comment she made on her official Facebook page.

Energy charged up for finals campaign

Latrobe City Energy's BigV division one teams face playoffs this Saturday after the men and women each produced must-needed victories at the weekend.

The right direction for our road safety

The downward trend for road fatalities and serious injury in the Latrobe Valley appears to be continuing with zero deaths on local roads so far this year.

Hope for hometown win in VIC motorcross champs

Victoria's top young motocross riders will cruise into Newborough for the thrilling, final round of the 2015 Victorian Junior Motocross Championship, the state's premier motocross competition for juniors, this weekend.

Fisher’s Latrobe Valley pallets abandoned

Morwell pallet manufacturer Lewis Fisher was forced to cut his workforce by more than half after Australian Paper walked away from a two-and-a-half decade relationship for non-local arrangements.

Coughlan bound for the world stage

St Paul's Anglican Grammar year 11 student Maeve Coughlan will travel to the Judo Cadet World Championships in Sarejevo, Bosnia next month.

State to probe pathology amid union accusations

The State Government has launched a review of the services contract between Latrobe Regional Hospital and a private pathology company, amid union accusations of a decline in standards.

Gippsland Power misfires in TAC Cup loss

Gippsland Power may have fielded one of its strongest sides on paper for the clash against the Murray Bushrangers on Saturday, but on field it was a different story.

Power station fine ‘inadequate’

The authority of the state's environmental watchdog has been ridiculed after slapping Yallourn power station's owner with a $7584 fine for a major industrial spill in February.

Second spot up for grabs in Mid Gippsland footy

This is a must-win game for Yinnar and Mirboo North with second place on the Mid Gippsland football ladder up for grabs.

A leap to remember

Even with decades of experience under a parachute, Churchill's Janine Hayes can't hide her excitement reliving the moment she joined 119 others in free fall formation over Californian skies.

It’s all about finals footy in Gippsland League

Ben Ainsworth *chatted with the coaches of Latrobe Valley's three Gippsland League teams about their thoughts on the 2015 season so far and the prospects of finals football.

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