Budget briefs from the Valley
The Express takes a snapshot look at tax breaks for small business and the back-down from a controversial plan for the unemployed.
Postcard push for preschools
POSTCARDS from families across Latrobe City will be sent to the Federal Education and Training Minister calling for certainty surrounding preschool funding.
Healthy Together takes a hit
Latrobe City Council remains optimistic its flagship health promotion initiative will continue to achieve healthy outcomes, despite a sudden $700,000 funding shortfall.
Technology the key to progressive health
TECHNOLOGY is the key to accessible mental health services for young people and could save the Federal Government millions each year, according to a recent report.
Morwell mattock murder hearing underway
A 20 year-old Morwell woman accused of murdering a 23 year-old Mowell man with a mattock has faced Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court for a four-day committal hearing this week.
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.
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.
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
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SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
