Interim CEO appointed
GippsTAFE chair John Mitchell will man the helm of Latrobe City while it searches for a replacement for outgoing chief executive Paul Buckley.
Shared pathway route approved
Latrobe City Council has endorsed a route for a shared pathway between Morwell and Traralgon following public consultation, years after the idea was first mooted.
Safety ‘breached’ on V/Line trains
The safe number of total passengers allowed on V/Line services was breached 55 times over a six-month period on the Traralgon service in the first half of 2013.
Charity money stolen
Charity tins stolen from Moe stores has disappointed a fundraising stalwart for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
‘Merger must be local’
The Gippsland Trades and Labour Council has put its hat into the TAFE merger debate, throwing support behind a collaboration between GippsTAFE, AdvanceTAFE and Federation University of Australia.
Let’s stop the culture shock
South Sudanese migrant Abraham Malual says migrant populations can get into serious trouble without understanding the differences in Australian law.
Police welcome pub bans
AN automatic two-year ban from licensed premises for displays of violent drunken behaviour will strengthen local liquor accords.
Char plant flatlines
A dinosaur in Latrobe Valley's industrial landscape will perform its swan song next year, when Australian Char mothballs its char production facility in June.
Remember to shop Latrobe
MORWELL beauty salon owner Lauren Gill said the community needed to make a conscious effort to shop locally this Christmas.
HRL’s briquetting future undecided
The upcoming decommissioning of Australian Char's char plant will see Morwell's Energy Brix's briquette factory lose one of its biggest customers.
Not a good start
MORWELL'S Goodstart Early Learning Centre is among 641 of the organisation's branches left in limbo after the Federal Government asked operators to return promised wage increases.
Holden’s ‘disgraceful’ decision
Trafalgar's resident Holden enthusiast Neil Joiner expressed his disappointment at the announcement the iconic car manufacturer would cease building cars in Australia in 2017.














