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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.

The battle against Burgan

News of a 'Burgan infestation' had the public gallery scratching their heads at last week's Latrobe City council meeting.

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.

Latrobe Valley appears to be budget winner

This year's state budget appears to have upheld virtually all of Labor's promises to the Latrobe Valley with multi-million dollar investments in construction and refurbishment projects.

Ticking cultural community boxes

Culturally diverse youth can now give a sigh of relief following the commitment of funding to youth centres in the state budget.

Hopes for cohesion amid $74 million commitment

Multicultural communities in the Latrobe Valley hope that a $74 million budget commitment from the State Government will be equitably distributed to culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds service providers in the region.

Mirboo North residents going local

Shopping locally was the take-home message at a Mirboo North Expo last week, when 500 residents gathered at the Old Shire Hall to find out about local traders.

School regeneration project brings joy and concern

Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe fears enrolments at Morwell Park Primary School will suffer if it is left off the State Government's priority list for an upgrade.

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