Eyesore crackdown
Owners of notoriously dilapidated buildings across the Latrobe Valley will face tough financial penalties as part of a proposed crackdown by Latrobe City Council.
Doorways to remain open
A program that has helped 21 people with mental illnesses in the Latrobe Valley and Baw Baw secure housing in the private rental market has been funded for the next four years.
Gippsland’s ageing paradox
An imbalance between a growing ageing population and a shrinking number of health service providers in Gippsland was among discussions at a Traralgon forum.
Federal commitment
Women and children experiencing domestic violence and homeless youth will still have access to front-line services following a $230 million Federal Government investment.
A hole lot of concern
A gaping hole at the front of a driveway has left a Morwell man at his wit's end.
Asleep on asbestos?
Latrobe City Council has been chastised over its lax response to an asbestos scare in a Morwell residential area, which allegedly resulted in the carcinogenic material cut to pieces by a council-operated lawnmower.
Where eagles dare
Abseiling from a 27-storey building might not be your typical weekend activity, but two Morwell workers are getting their adrenaline fix and supporting foster children.
New ways of communicating
Sudanese parents are beginning to learn practical skills of dealing with challenges associated with raising children in Australia through a course designed for migrant families in the Latrobe Valley.
Patience hits rock bottom at bus stop
A slab of concrete left stranded in the middle of a Moe nature strip is the first sign that something may be amiss.
Unions prepare for mill mediation
Unions are confident upcoming enterprise bargaining negotiations at the Maryvale Mill will be "respectful" and "productive", despite a range of ominous signs for the operation's future.
Barnaby’s backing backfires
A recent vote of confidence in the Maryvale Mill by Nationals deputy leader Barnaby Joyce has kick-started a wave of backlash from environmental activists, claiming the move would further threaten the endangered Leadbeater's possum.
Site blackban lifted
A key Gippsland-based union official's year-long fight against a work site entry ban has been successful, after he was granted entry permit rights in the Fair Work Commission on Thursday.


















