Town liveability a priority: council
Latrobe City Council has called on the State Government to reconsider coal mining between Traralgon and Morwell following the adverse impact of the Hazelwood mine fire.
Green light for Caffrey’s state election campaign
A PUSH by the Greens to scuttle further development of Latrobe Valley's brown coal reserves by the State Government has its latest champion in the Morwell electorate, with the endorsement of Traralgon educator and environmentalist Dan Caffrey.
Federal Budget 2014: Immediate impact felt by doctors
Tuesday's federal budget announcement has already had a chilling effect on doctor consultations, with the medical community raising concerns that it may do more damage to healthcare services.
Neilson Builders fast-tracked to liquidation
Thirteen Gippsland home owners-to-be have had their builds thrown into limbo after Traralgon-based company Neilson Builders went into liquidation on Friday.
Icy chill blankets Latrobe Valley
A 200 per cent jump in crystal methamphetamine-related ambulance call-outs in the Latrobe Valley from 2011 to 2013 points to increased usage across the area, according to a new report.
Merger not enough to save TAFE: Opposition
The revelation of massive financial deficits by two TAFE institutes has caused fears of job losses, course cuts and campus closures, despite a merger and an infusion of $40 million from the State Government put into place.
Small rate rise likely
Latrobe City rates are set to rise by 3.9 per cent in the next financial year, if council's proposed draft budget is adopted.
Mine proximity questioned
Latrobe City Council has questioned the proximity of the Hazelwood open-cut mine to the Morwell township in its draft submission to the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry.
Scriven murder trial begins
The murder trial of Traralgon man William Scriven has begun in the Latrobe Valley Supreme Court with the first witnesses to be called today.
Community radio under threat
Recommended funding cuts to the community radio sector has Morwell-based radio station Gippsland FM on edge, ahead of the delivery of the federal budget tomorrow night.
Honeymoon period will end: Economou
The State Government will lose any political traction gained from the $27 billion infrastructure splurge announced in last Tuesday's budget when the Federal budget is delivered tomorrow, a leading political scientist has predicted.
Recipe for success
SUCCESS at local, state and national levels has earned a Morwell chef a place in a prestigious master class representing Australia in Norway.
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Pegasus return to seniors
SOCCER
LVSL
By LIAM DURKIN
GUESS who's back
Pegasus Soccer Club are returning to the Latrobe Valley Soccer League's senior men's competition.
The Horsemen did not field a side...
