Challenges to come
EFFORTS to see a new university entity for Gippsland thrive are expected to be both eased and challenged over coming weeks.
Drivers reminded to be alert following three deaths in three days
Latrobe Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to remain alert on the roads following three fatal collisions in three days last week.
Firies contain EnergyBrix blaze
Fire crews remain on site at EnergyBrix briquette factory in Morwell after numerous fires broke in its open storage yard early this morning.
Fatal crash at Yinnar South
Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash in Yinnar South this morning.
Chester vows to fight for project
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has voiced his support for a multi-million dollar proposed Latrobe Valley dental lab after doubt was cast over the project's certainty.
Private Yallourn talks underway
Yallourn power station owner EnergyAustralia and the union representing 75 locked out operators have met face-to-face for private enterprise bargaining talks for the first time since April.
Valley assaults increase
Assaults in the Latrobe Valley continued to climb in the past 12 months, the latest Victoria Police statistics have revealed.
Mates helped man pursue young teens online, court told
A 22 year-old Morwell man who pleaded guilty to eight sexual offence charges involving five teenage girls used his friends to help him contact the victims via Facebook, a court has heard.
Police investigate fatal crash
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash on Tuesday morning which killed a 52 year-old Traralgon woman.
Open day attracts support
ATTENDANCE figures at last weekend's Monash University Gippsland campus Open Day have been welcomed as a sign of "genuine" public support for a new Federation University of Australia entity, set to commence next year.
Spotlight on schools
GIPPSLAND and McMillan federal election candidates have acknowledged significant disadvantage impacting Latrobe Valley schools and students.
Workers vote up ‘in-principle’ agreement
UPDATE: Large scale industrial action at Maryvale Mill has been averted, after workers voted up an 'in-principle' enterprise agreement proposal at a mass meeting this morning.
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By MARY ALDRED
TUESDAY, November 11, 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of Malcolm Fraser’s appointment as Prime Minister following the dismissal of Gough...
