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.
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.
Increasing prices to drive coal technologies
Increasing global oil and gas prices will be the key driver of alternative brown coal technologies taking root in the Latrobe Valley, according to a government-founded research and development company.
CFMEU to hit Melbourne CBD
The year-long industrial stoush at Yallourn power station will spill onto the streets of Melbourne this week, with hundreds of workers expected to march to EnergyAustralia headquarters in support of locked out operators.
Street sweep
Police news - Ten nightclub revellers were locked up for being drunk in public over the weekend, after a street sweep operation in Traralgon.
Uni student results remain in limbo
A LARGE number of Monash University Gippsland students still do not have their mid-year results as a dispute continues between Monash and the National Tertiary Education Union.
Introducing your federal election candidates
THE Federal election will be held on 7 September and numerous candidates have thrown their hats in the ring so far, ready to challenge local sitting Members of Parliament.
Candidates on notice: Carers
FEDERAL ELECTION - Candidates and elected members from all political parties have been put on notice by Gippsland's carers that their support for carer issues is being keenly sought.












