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Traralgon drug trafficker sentenced

A 34 YEAR-old Traralgon man has been sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison for trafficking a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine.

Change road habits

Latrobe Highway Patrol has issued a warning to motorists to change their driving behaviour to suit the approaching winter weather.

Kennett’s boost falls flatin Latrobe Valley

OPINION: It was disconcerting to read of former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett stepping in to rally the Geelong troops last week as the region faced the decimation of its car manufacturing base with the foreshadowed closure of Ford.

Move to split unions

Yallourn Power Station is moving to split unions involved in a 10-month industrial negotiation saga, after the workforce voted down a direct pay deal offer from owner operator EnergyAustralia last week.

GippsAero job cuts complete

Beleaguered Latrobe Valley aero-manufacturing company GippsAero has confirmed the extent of job cuts at its operation, with 39 local redundancies administered through its restructuring plan.

Expansion bolsters jobs

A MIX of lateral and local thinking has seen the planned expansion of a Morwell waste management business remain in the Latrobe Valley, with Pinegro announcing a $545,00 upgrade to its operations.

Yallourn offer voted down  

Yallourn power station workers have voted down a direct offer from owner operator EnergyAustralia, designed to break an ongoing industrial negotiation deadlock.

Hazelwood worker stable after fall 

A Worksafe investigation is ongoing at Hazelwood Power Station, after a maintenance worker suffered serious head injuries in a 2.5 metre fall yesterday afternoon. 

Latrobe to get new top cop

Latrobe Inspector Mick West has taken on the acting role of superintendent for Victoria Police eastern region, division five, following a transfer to Melbourne by Superintendent Tess Walsh.

Accused meth dealer pleads guilty

A 34 year-old Traralgon man has pleaded guilty to trafficking a commercial quantity of methamphetamine between July 2011 and June 2012.

NBN under Turnbull

The Express looks at the internet infrastructure towns like Morwell, Churchill, Rosedale and Mirboo North would likely have rolled out under a Coalition Government.

Job statistics confuse

A news story claiming Gippsland boasts a three per cent unemployment rate, in the metropolitan media last week, has been debunked by the Federal Government's most recent quarterly data.

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