Rail privatisation plan scrapped
A controversial, multi-billion dollar proposal to upgrade and privatise the Pakenham/Cranbourne rail network, with unknown implications for the Gippsland line, has been canned by the State Government.
Eager Easter rush
Children sprinted to gather foil-wrapped chocolate eggs in the backyard of the Moe Central Child Care and Kinder Centre.
Choir for the community
Their resume is impressive, singing with the likes of sopranos Judi Connelli and Roamund Illing, but their passion is to bring song to their community.
District 27 fires up
The curtain was raised on a complex overhaul to Latrobe Valley's firefighting capabilities yesterday, through the launch of a dedicated CFA district tailored to the risks posed by the region's open cut brown coal mines.
Fresh bush dumping a load of rubbish
Crinigan Road Bushland Reserve, Morwell, volunteers have been "disheartened" to find more rubbish dumped only weeks after a major working bee.
Indecent assault in Traralgon
Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance following the indecent assault of a teenage girl in Traralgon earlier this year.
Push to release vital data
The community must wait another year before knowing the level of pollution created by the Hazelwood mine fire, despite the release of the National Pollutant Inventory on Tuesday.
Hope yet for Workways employees
The chief executive of employment organisation Workways Australia says he is "very confident" local staff will be offered "ongoing employment in the sector" in the wake of a major contract loss.
May pegged for mine fire inquiry reopening
A reopened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry will begin in May, with an exact starting date for the hearings expected to be announced next week.
Planned burns ‘for our own good’
Planned burns across Gippsland have caused concern among Latrobe Valley residents as air monitoring stations continued to detect 'poor' and 'very poor' readings across the region yesterday afternoon.
Monument’s new home
An historic marker marker acknowledging the path of one of Gippsland's first explorers has been preserved as part of the duplication of Princes Highway East.
Step back in time
Retro and vintage festival revellers will be impressed when they head to Rosedale in May and step back in time.
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Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has formally tabled a petition in federal Parliament calling on the House of Representatives...
