Mine fire health clinic welcomed
The announcement of an identifiable place to raise health concerns has been considered a sign of "recognition", despite coming more than 12 months after the Hazelwood mine fire engulfed the Latrobe Valley.
Road closure reprieve
Latrobe City Council has moved to ease the cost burden on RSLs who are forced to spend thousands of dollars on Anzac Day road closures.
The key to long life
The Morwell Fire Brigade will be presented with a 'Key to the City', when it celebrates 100 years of volunteer heroism next month.
Turning up the heat
A three-month hydrotherapy program trial costing an estimated $5300 was unanimously passed at Latrobe City Council's general meeting on Monday night.
Message heard ‘load and clear’
A move to send Telstra a "strong message" on its approach to community consultation by Latrobe City councillors has been heard by the telecommunications giant.
Learning a trick or two
A chicken coop-themed fraction game is among 'apps' taken up by Morwell Primary School in a bid to get parents involved in their child's education curriculum.
Book your place at the library
The age-old thought the internet would be the death of the library has turned out to be nothing short of a myth.
Providing one smile at a time
Jennifer Batin will soon take her first "normal" step after undergoing painful surgery to correct her bowed legs, a congenital condition.
Councillor Christine Sindt to face conduct panel
An independent panel will be called to consider whether Latrobe City councillor Christine Sindt has breached the councillor code of conduct.
Member for Gippsland supports conscience vote on same sex marriage
Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has remained tight-lipped about which way he would vote on a same sex marriage bill, but has reiterated his support for a conscience vote on the issue.
Terms of re-opened mine fire inquiry revealed
A spike in deaths and mine rehabilitation are the focus of the reopened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry due to be completed by 15 March next year.
Chester describes ASIC cuts as ‘unfortunate’
Pending job losses at one of Traralgon's biggest employers, as forced by federal budget cuts, have been described as "unfortunate" and a "tough decision" by the Abbott Government's local representative.
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Holding the line
By PEACE IJIYERA
ON the Saturday of Reconciliation Week (May 30), Indigenous author, Traditional Owner and Native Title Holder, Frankie Dunne, held a book launch...
