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.
Manufacturing industry downturn
Unions fear a dramatic decrease in Gippsland's manufacturing industry in the past five years will continue in the wake of job cuts across Victoria.
Track inspection set
A track inspection train will become the sole occupant of the V/Line rail line between Traralgon and Bairnsdale this week, as part of the company's "maintenance blitz" along the stretch.
Valley left out, again
SCATHING criticism has been levelled at the Federal Government following confirmation the region can expect just $1.4 million next financial year for its economic diversification.
Politicians defend Latrobe mayor
TWO Gippsland-based politicians have come to the defence of Latrobe City Mayor Sandy Kam in the wake of allegations she failed to properly engage with them over the Monash University Gippsland merger issue.
Worker fall still under investigation
Worksafe investigators are yet to release details regarding a serious accident at Hazelwood Power Station last week, when a maintenance worker suffered head and back injuries in a two-and-a-half metre fall.
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.
Ambos’ efforts thanked
AS doctors this week publicly called for children to be banned from riding quad bikes, the family of an East Gippsland boy was reunited with paramedics who saved their three year-old's life in a freak quad bike accident last month.
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Gunshot on Elgin Street
POLICE are investigating after a man suffered a gunshot wound in Morwell on Friday, October 24.
It’s believed the incident occurred on Elgin Street around...
