Pondage closed for Easter
Hazelwood Pondage will remain closed during the upcoming Easter and Anzac Day holidays due to blue green algal blooms.
Gippsland trains late again
The Gippsland rail line was the worst performing V/Line service in the past 12 months, with only 80.7 per cent of services delivered to Traralgon on time, according to government data.
Council leaders depart
Latrobe City Council is on the brink of a major restructure which will see its five overarching departments become four and a complete replacement of its senior managers.
Centrelink rule change welcome relief
Latrobe Valley welfare agencies have welcomed a change to Centrelink payment rules, which allows recipients to earn more through part-time work.
Gippsland students falling behind
A STATE-wide education audit has shed light on poor outcomes for rural students in comparison to their city counterparts.
Valley union stalwart blacklisted
Gippsland's most prominent electrical union official has been barred from entering work sites by the Fair Work Commission, for failing to disclose past industrial misdemeanors in a permit application.
Safety-net school penned for term three start
The long-awaited alternative high school promised to replace Morwell's Woolum Bellum College, which controversially closed in late 2012, is set to commence classes in term three.
Council overhauls meeting schedule
Community members wishing to speak to Latrobe City councillors on a broad range of topics at council's public presentation sessions will now have a greater chance following newly implemented procedures.
Valley suicide rates exceed national and state averages
INCIDENTS of suicide in the Latrobe Valley have promoted community action, with the region exceeding national and state averages in the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
Morwell business funds begin to flow
More than 160 Morwell businesses learned today they would share in $900,000 to help get back-on-track financially following the Hazelwood mine fire.
A ‘fair’ amount of help for region’s youth
Latrobe Valley teenagers braved the weather to swarm into a youth fair held at Victory Park, Traralgon yesterday.
Doctor’s new prescription
A TRARALGON paediatrician hopes to bring more medical practitioners to the region during his tenure as the head of Monash University School of Rural Health in the Latrobe Valley and West Gippsland.
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