Patchy service causes daily frustration
Toongabbie retiree Peter Feenstra has a mobile phone, but he reckons a tin can and a string could do a better job with the area's patchy mobile network.
Valley black spots vie for funding
Latrobe Valley communities with poor to non-existent mobile phone coverage face some tough competition in their bid for a share of $100 million in Federal funding for troubled black spot areas.
Northe’s high stakes promotion
In his new found ministerial role, Member for Morwell Russell Northe pre-empts the balancing act of local constituent advocacy and power industry regulation.
No place like home for West
Outgoing Latrobe police inspector Mick West reflects on 17 years stationed in the Valley.
Blaze threatens Rosedale homes
A fire which began near Farrells Lane, south-east of Rosedale on Saturday afternoon came close to burning through the Holey Plains State Park and pine plantations in the area, according to Incident Controller Graeme Taylor.
Nationals staffer wins Eastern Region preselection battle
The Nationals Party has chosen its successor for outgoing Gippsland party stalwart Peter Hall, preselecting political staffer Danny O'Brien as the upper house member for Eastern Region.
Veteran services under fire
A YOUNG Iraq veteran has slammed the Department of Veterans' Affairs call to reassess the future of the Morwell Veteran Access Network.
Northe snags energy and resources portfolio
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has been appointed Minister for Energy and Resources and Small Business in a cabinet reshuffle ahead of the November state election.
‘Now the hard work begins’
WITH the Hazelwood mine fire under control, the work to raise the profile of Morwell and the Gippsland region now begins, according to a local tourism operator.
New gear for Constable T Bear
Victoria Police's cuddliest member is available in his new uniform to raise money for projects commemorating officers killed in the line of duty.
Voice your concerns
The Latrobe Valley community has been invited to take part in the Morwell-based independent inquiry into all aspects of the Hazelwood mine fire, which is expected to begin this month.
Minister Northe?
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has become a hot tip to snag the Energy and Resources portfolio in an upcoming cabinet reshuffle before the November state election.
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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,...
