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Council review veiled in secrecy

Latrobe City Council is keeping secret the details of a review which investigated its handling of a major Moe infrastructure plan.y

Locals won over by Palmer

FEDERAL ELECTION: The nationwide success of the Palmer United Party was somewhat reflected in the seats of Gippsland and McMillan on Saturday, with local candidates each securing more than four per cent of the primary vote.

Ring recovered from ballot box

FEDERAL ELECTION: A Latrobe Valley woman whose wedding ring slipped off into a ballot box when voting early at Traralgon last Monday has reclaimed her precious piece of jewellery.

Labor support savaged

FEDERAL ELECTION: The Latrobe Valley, once Australian Labor Party heartland, now sits within some of the safest Coalition seats in Australia, with Valley voters turning away from the party in droves at Saturday's election.

Union claims pharmacy staff health at risk

LATROBE Regional Hospital continues to be plagued by claims of workplace discontent in its pharmacy as it seeks to offset a spate of resignations.

New uni leader embraces change

WITH the Federation University Australia name now approved by State Parliament, senior Monash University Gippsland staffers say they are keen to guide the new campus through a period of "transformative change".

Property market on the mend

LATROBE Valley's residential property market is recovering from an extended period of buyer and investor uncertainty, brought about by the Federal Government's ill-fated plans to close a local power station.

‘No-man’s land’

A NOTORIOUS Moe intersection where trucks struggle to clear railway tracks while giving way to traffic, will become the focus of talks between Latrobe City Council and VicRoads.

Uni name change set in stone

The Victorian Parliament today passed legislation to change the name of the University of Ballarat to Federation University Australia.

Merger to create jobs

AT least 20 new engineering and sales jobs will be created in Moe, following the merger of a local manufacturing business with a Melbourne-based company, according to Latrobe City Council.

Thanking the community

A shipping container filled with donations from the community will soon be on its way to Zimbabwean families in-need thanks to the efforts of two Latrobe Valley women.

A triple threat

A TRARALGON triple threat performer will travel to the United States in December for the second time to undergo intensive master classes in Hollywood with the finest people in show business.

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