Yallourn lockout ‘obvious’
Yallourn lockout 'obvious'
Grim prospects
The employment prospects of Latrobe Valley's disadvantaged youth are grim, according to a GippsTAFE engineering teaching veteran, who has raised heartfelt fears for their future.
Picket line continues
A UNION-led picket line at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill has entered its fifth day, preventing about 140 of the plant's maintenance workforce from entering the site.
Rebranding begins
THE rebranding of Monash University Gippsland to a new entity expected to be known as either State University or Federation University, as the local campus prepared to transfer to the University of Ballarat, has commenced in ernest.
Union pickets Mill
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union members have this morning formed a picket line at the entrance to Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill in the wake of the site's major contractor locking about a dozen workers out of the site.
Hospital funding stoush
LATROBE Regional Hospital's long-standing bid for a multi-million dollar expansion has been used as a political football between the state and federal governments in recent weeks amid accusations of "blame shifting" and "game playing".
Moe misses out
BUDGET: State Member for Narracan Gary Blackwood has moved to assure the Moe community he supports the revitalisation of the town's railway precinct, despite there being no money allocated for the project in next year's budget.
Infrastructure ‘win’
BUDGET: State Budget funding to spearhead two key Victorian infrastructure projects has been welcomed as a "major win" for Gippsland industries.
‘Knock-on’ effect
BUDGET: Additional train services announced on the Dandenong rail corridor in the state budget could have an unintentional "knock-on effect" for Gippslanders, further eroding V/Line's endemic performance issues.
Valley ignored: Opposition
BUDGET: THE State Opposition has claimed this week's state budget ignored the Latrobe Valley.
Mirboo North on NBN radar
The Mirboo North community has cautiously welcomed news it has been fast tracked to receive high speed broadband, as part of an updated National Broadband Network schedule.
Aged care concerns
Concerns with upcoming aged care reforms were discussed when Victoria's aged care peak body met with some of its members and Federal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent in Warragul last week.
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What’s old is new in North Gippy
FOOTBALL
NORTH GIPPSLAND
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE separation between the best and the rest gets slimmer.
Following results in Round 9 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, we...
