O’Brien is fighting for local projects in 2023
THE start of a new year and a new parliamentary term represents an opportunity for the state government to reset on key projects in...
Chamber opened
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE newly formed Latrobe City Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) is forging ahead to get new members, after filling most of its executive...
Bull re-appointed, gets straight back to work
NATIONALS Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, says he is honoured to be re-appointed to the new Opposition Shadow Cabinet.
Mr Bull will again...
Call to actively manage ‘sick’ forests
By PHILIP HOPKINS
FOREST and forest fire management in Gippsland must be done on a landscape scale, with active management over long timeframes, using expert...
Call for improved emergency services
By TOM HAYES
HOW do you know when to make an emergency call to 000?
That is the question that Russell and Janine Croydon were left...
Victorian council rate cap set for next financial year
A NEW rate cap of 3.5 per cent has been set for all councils for the 2023/24 financial year.
The cap has been introduced to...
Greens rejected
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE Victorian Supreme Court has dismissed a case against Latrobe Valley power stations brought by an environmental group alleging that the Environmental...
Finland ‘a green forestry model’
By PHILIP HOPKINS
FINLAND, with a population smaller than Victoria, has shown the big role that a large sustainable forestry industry can play in cutting...
VFF election results: Germano stays
MIRBOO North farmer Emma Germano has been re-elected president of the Victorian Farmers Federation.
VFF acting returning officer, Brendan Tatham, said VFF members had re-elected...
An Australian-first electro weeding trial is under way
A NON-CHEMICAL weeding device that uses electricity to kill plants will be put through its paces in Western Australia to determine its suitability for...
Nats win Traralgon, rural, ALP tops Morwell and Moe
By PHILIP HOPKINS
EXAMINATION shows that The Nationals' Martin Cameron won the seat of Morwell at the state election with majority support in Traralgon and...
SEC under way
By PHILIP HOPKINS
THE state government has taken first steps to revive the State Electricity Commission (SEC), transferring the SEC to a new Ministry, naming...