Seeking the rainbow tick of approval
LATROBE Community Health Service is set to become a more inclusive workplace and community organisation as staff aim to receive the Rainbow Tick of accreditation.
Police probe double assault
A 32 year-old Traralgon man and a 30 year-old Traralgon man are assisting police with inquiries after they were both assaulted on Monday evening.
Black Saturday rebuild deadline extended
Victims of the Black Saturday bushfires still living in temporary accommodation have been given more time to plan the rebuilding of their new lives.
Top up for duplication
Regional stakeholders have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to double funding for the Roads to Recovery Program, a boost expected to improve roads in Gippsland.
Budget snubs dental lab
High hopes to secure much-anticipated Commonwealth funding for a dental prosthetics lab in Churchill have been dashed once again, after the project failed a mention in Tuesday's Federal Budget.
Dealings of death, stories for change
Fifty-one year-old Lisa* is one of five Gippsland widows who took part in a research report that focuses on Australia's system of work-related death compensation
‘Grooming’ paedophile gets nine years
A 29 year-old Latrobe Valley man was sentenced to nine and a half years jail on Friday, after pleading guilty to six charges in relation to the sexual assault of four children.
An arty-good time
Art was the word in Mirboo North at the weekend when the community came together to celebrate the annual Arty Gras Festival and Art Show.
Emissions loophole
Electricity generators will be able to increase emissions without penalty in a loophole built into the Abbott Government's Emissions Reduction Fund.
Government plan to drive off fuel theft
Employing extra staff to pump petrol into customer cars may be the answer to stopping petrol theft, one service station owner has proposed.
Privatisation could stifle rail freight
A feared 800 per cent rent hike for companies using a privatised Port of Melbourne could stifle Gippsland's rail freight future, with a $100 handling tariff proposed for every export shipping container delivered by train.
Convicted man tried to push mother and daughter apart
When Christina Smith* found letters in her 14 year-old daughter's drawer from her own 28 year-old boyfriend, the pieces of the seemingly broken relationship between her and her daughter finally fell into place.
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