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.
New budget adopted
Council news - Property rates are set to increase overall by 5.24 per cent this financial year after Latrobe City Council adopted its 2013/14 budget on Monday night.
Hall helps save printery
THE intervention of State Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall has been credited with reversing a decision by Monash to close its print services operation at its Gippsland campus.
Coal tech funds nigh
Alternative coal companies short-listed to receive millions of dollars in government funding have already secured coal supply and construction location arrangements with power generators, according to a well-placed source
Youths charged
Police have charged two Latrobe Valley youths with armed robbery, after allegedly holding up two taxis in separate incidents overnight in Morwell on Sunday.
Witness appeal following road incident
Police are appealing for witnesses to an truck-versus-car incident in Morwell this morning, when an older model silver Magna was allegedly forced off the Princes Freeway.
Car flips on Strzelecki Hwy
A twelve year old boy was air lifted to the Royal Children's Hospital with suspected internal injuries this morning, after the car he was riding in flipped on the Strzelecki Highway.
Fresh approach to coal conversation
The future of coal and climate change policy in the Latrobe Valley is once again up for discussion, however do not expect any usual keynote industry speakers on the lineup.
Gambling spend down
Latrobe Valley gamblers spent about $5 million dollar less on poker machines last financial year, a sign problem gambling reforms are making a positive impact, according to a local counselling service.
Ambulance crisis hits ‘critical’ levels
LATROBE Valley's ambulance service was stripped bare last week with just a single vehicle in Sale available to cover an area from Sale to Berwick for hours one night, prompting paramedics to warn the shortage was "catastrophic".
No hope for entitlements
Having worked in the Mechanical Engineering Corporation workshop since completing his apprenticeship there in 1988, sudden news of his employment's termination was a "gut wrenching experience" for Moe resident Neil Boskma.
Workers left reeling
A chapter in one of Latrobe Valley's more controversial engineering businesses came to a shock close last week, with 15 employees laid off 10 minutes before knock off and the company sent into liquidation.












