Latrobe Valley police news round-up
Underage driver and two passengers taken to hospital after Monday crash; stolen car from Newborough located at Hernes Oak and bulk cigarette theft at Traralgon service station.
TAFE budget boost welcomed in Gippsland
The announcement of the $350 million TAFE Rescue Fund in the state budget had been welcomed by Gippsland education providers.
Dental lab steps closer in Latrobe Valley
Latrobe Community Health Service is down to one last hurdle before seeing its long-awaited dental prosthetics lab and university training clinic come to fruition.
Latrobe Regional Hospital welcomes investment
Latrobe Regional Hospital chair Kellie O'Callaghan has welcomed an overall six per cent increase in health funding in the state budget.
All cashed up for freight but nowhere to spend
A proposed transport terminal tipped to unlock Latrobe Valley's manufacturing potential may sit idle for several years to come, despite a $10 million funding allocation secured in the State Budget.
Railing for duplication for Gippsland lines
Lobbying for duplication of sections of the Gippsland rail line is set to continue, after the long-called for upgrade failed to attract funding in the state budget.
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.
Tree change talk-up
Economic development officers from Latrobe City Council, the mayor and even Traralgon's own AFL star Brendon Goddard spent the weekend spruiking all the Valley has to offer, in a bid to entice city folk to move to the region.
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