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Waste company raided

A Trafalgar waste management business has been raided by police and environmental authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal dumping practices.

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.

Valley funds reduced

CONFIRMATION the Latrobe Valley can now expect an average of less than $2 million per year over six years in Federal Government support for the region's transition to a cleaner economy will force a rethink on local priorities.

Council takes on VCAT

Latrobe City Council fears a planning decision made from Melbourne could set a precedent for developers to construct multi-storey unit blocks anywhere across the Latrobe Valley as long as the site is close to a local fish and chip shop or convenience store.

Waiting to connect

Jacinta Hicken has been lobbying for high speed broadband to come to Mirboo North since she moved to town over four years ago.

Youth funding backflip

Latrobe Valley's education stakeholders have slammed an apparent State Government backflip as a "complete balls-up", after funding uncertainty threw a school-based suicide prevention program into disarray.

Mill picket line dissolved

Unions and Australian Paper contractor Chelgrave are in the process of finalising an enterprise bargaining agreement for about a dozen workers, after a seven-day picket line at the Maryvale Mill was dissolved on Friday.

GippsAero blames sales fall

Further details surrounding GippsAero's shock announcement of moves to shed about 40 jobs have emerged, with the company issuing a statement last week.

Jacob’s new mate

TWO and-a-half year-old Jacob Grant has found himself a new furry friend, after the fatal shooting of his pet husky Peppa on Anzac Day.

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