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Reports suggest targets likely to miss

By PHILIP HOPKINS   THE state government is likely to miss targets to retire the Latrobe Valley's brown coal power stations, and renewable energy will fall...

‘Bridging the Gap’ for apprentices

By KATRINA BRANDON   MAKING sure that apprentices are ready for the workforce, Tequa has created a ‘Bridge the Gap’ program to help ease the transition. Last...

Port of Hastings wind project in limbo

By PHILIP HOPKINS   THE proposed windfarms off the Gippsland coast, which have an estimated construction cost of $100 billion to produce 25,000 megawatts of electricity...

Wellington Shire in talks with Prime Minister: offshore wind

By STEFAN BRADLEY   PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese and Wellington Shire Council have been in touch about fair compensation for offshore wind projects set up in...

Time is now for new Hazelwood North station

STAFF WRITERS   HAZELWOOD North Fire Brigade will hope it has a new station when centenary celebrations roll around in three years time. The current station is...

Out of control crime

By TOM HAYES   THE recent crime spike across Victoria has raised alarming concerns, as repeat offenders are granted bail and youth crime becomes more common. In...

Police Beat: Willow Grove drowning

Police Beat with Tom Hayes   Willow Grove drowning POLICE will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man in Willow Grove on...

Traralgon parking pressure to ease

By KATRINA BRANDON   TRARALGON, Moe and Morwell are on the way to receiving more car parking spaces as regional demand grows. Latrobe City Mayor Dale Harriman,...

Plan discussed to preserve Old Gippstown

By KATRINA BRANDON   LOOKING into the future of Old Gippstown Heritage Park, the park’s committee has released a strategic plan. The committee met with Member for...

Stephens named Labor candidate

STAFF WRITERS   FORMER farmer and agribusiness manager, Alison Stephens, known to locals as Sonny, has been endorsed as the Labor party candidate for Gippsland at...

PM answers wind compo question

STAFF WRITERS   PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese said on the ABC's Q&A TV program he would raise with "his minister" the subject of compensation for regional...

Fire threat still real in autumn

By KATRINA BRANDON and BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   ALTHOUGH summer might officially be over, authorities warn that the fire danger period isn't, as fires continue to burn...

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Final VicGrid plan coming

By PHILIP HOPKINS   SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...