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.
Hundreds of jobs to flow from Valley-based coal projects
TWO emerging brown coal technology developers will be granted $50 million in joint government funding today in an effort to diversify Latrobe Valley's future coal industry.
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.
Federal Budget 2014: Dire prediction for the unemployed
A Latrobe Valley employment and learning agency has labelled the Federal Government's changes to the dole a "disastrous way to send people down a spiral to poverty".
Federal Budget 2014: How does the budget affect you?
A quick overview of how the 2014 Federal Budget may affect you.
Federal Budget 2014: Can the Valley lift its budget burden?
The Federal Government's budget plan to decrease the burden on the welfare system could be counter productive in the Latrobe Valley, Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has warned, without an effective regional development program.
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