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Valley’s $3 billion rail and port link

A $3 billion rail line and port concept connecting the Latrobe Valley to the Bass Straight via the Ninety Mile Beach has emerged as the preferred export route by developers of alternative brown coal technologies.

Cuts ‘no significant effect’

UNIVERSITY of Ballarat has moved to allay concerns its recent announcement of course and staff cuts would have any "significant" implications for a future Federation University of Australia entity.

Moe murder appeal denied

The man jailed for the 2011 stabbing death of two men in Moe has lost an appeal against his conviction.

New freight gateway

The Latrobe Valley could become the rail freight gateway for Gippsland businesses transporting goods to port before the year is out, through an inter-modal precinct at the Maryvale paper mill.

Moe Cup cancelled

The Moe Cup has been cancelled for a third consecutive year amid fears the recently redeveloped track surface will not be ready for racing by December.

Doubt over funding

Doubt has been cast over millions of dollars in federal funding for Latrobe Valley projects following revelations the government failed to finalise funding agreements with recipients before the election period.

Union lifts uni results ban

An industrial ban on the release of Monash University student results has been lifted, after being overturned in a successful appeal to the Fair Work Commission.

Gippsland MP relaxes gay marriage stance

FEDERAL ELECTION: Darren Chester has shifted his views on gay marriage.

Quick-thinking kids

Overcoming fear when his grandmother went into a seizure on the couch of his Traralgon home, nine year-old Jai Clark-Akkerman, went straight for the telephone.

Hunter’s ‘horrible mistake’

The man charged over the fatal shooting of a family’s pet husky near Yallourn North has escaped conviction.

NBN rollout still unclear

An update on the National Broadband Network's rollout to Traralgon households, originally set to commence in June, remains elusive, despite numerous enquires by The Express.

Federal candidates vie for votes

Federal Election - The lead-up to next month's federal election will see at least 11 candidates across the electorates of McMillan and Gippsland vying for the votes of locals in their efforts to oust current members of parliament.

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