Fast food giant forced to wait
Permission for a second McDonald's restaurant in Traralgon has not yet been granted, with Latrobe City Council deferring a decision until the next council meeting on 10 June.
Think about your behaviour
The latest police operation to target assaults in Gippsland will have "no end date".
Knife handle had accused’s DNA
The handle of a knife found in the Traralgon home of William Scriven contained his DNA and that of two other people, the Latrobe Valley Supreme Court has heard.
Hazelwood fire origin questioned
Doubt has been cast over official claims the Hazelwood open cut blaze was caused by an arson-lit fire in Driffield.
Stifling budget cuts
Latrobe City Council is reeling from changes to its annual funding announced in the federal budget, which may require council to reassess its own 2014/15 budget.
Mine rehabilitation efforts ‘negligible’
The rehabilitation efforts at the Hazelwood open cut to reduce fire risk has been found negligible in an environment body's submission to the Hazelwood Mine Inquiry.
Vital youth organisation in doubt
Doubt has been cast over the future of an organisation that supports disengaged youth, after funding was ceased in the Federal Government's 2014/15 budget.
New coal tech ‘more harm than good’
Emerging brown coal technology development projects announced for the Latrobe Valley could pollute more over their full lifecycle than existing conventional alternatives, according to an environment body.
Left to fend for himself
A Koornalla man attempting to rebuild after the Black Saturday bushfires, targeted by serial thefts on his property, has accused the Traralgon police of ignoring his plight.
Robotic inspiration
Robots capable of propelling ping pong balls or following fixed race track courses hope to inspire Gippsland high school students into engineering careers.
Valley youth left in limbo
The Gippsland branch of the Youth Connections program will be among those across the country to lose funding at the end of the year.
Cautious welcome for $50m
The construction of two new coal technology projects in 2015 at Yallourn Power Station has fuelled cautious optimism the Latrobe Valley can sustain a niche coal industry.
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A decade on: Year of the dogs, part one
FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By LIAM DURKIN
YOU have to lose one to win one.
Sometimes, you even have to lose three.
Newborough Football-Netball Club put the demons of three...
