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Plans to up discharge

YALLOURN power station is moving to expand its water discharge allowance by more than 50 per cent, as it anticipates a gradual ramping up of water pumping from its open cut mine to the Latrobe River.

Supporting the justice process

TO be arrested by the police for committing a crime can be a harrowing experience, especially for young people who may also be a newly-arrived migrant or refuge

Maintenance shortfalls

WIDESPREAD maintenance woes affecting Latrobe Valley schools are unlikely to be eased in the next state budget despite a recent audit finding 150 Gippsland schools required about $90,000 each to bring them up to "operational standard".

Council weighs in on merger

A LATROBE City Council push for Federal Government intervention in the proposed Monash University Gippsland merger with the University of Ballarat is likely to fail.

Council condemns Monash

Latrobe City Council will call on the Federal Government to intervene in the proposed merger of Monash University's Gippsland campus and the University of Ballarat.

Elected reps weigh in on Monash debate

LOCAL elected local representatives have contributed their views to a proposed merger University of Ballarat and Monash University's Gippsland campus alliance, expressing cautious optimism at the news.

Strong earnings growth for AGL

The takeover of Loy Yang A power station last year has helped deliver new owner AGL a six-month profit of $364.7 million.

Blame game continues

AS politicians continue to blame one another for shortfalls in elective surgery treatment, Latrobe Regional Hospital's most recent data shows it treated almost 100 people less last quarter than the previous quarter.

Updated views on same-sex marriage

A LOCAL politician will seek updated feedback from the community on the issue of same-sex marriage in the next three months after acknowledging the limitations of a survey conducted almost three years ago.

Missing pet

LOCAL snake catcher Jeff Mathieson has called on Traralgon python enthusiasts to check their tanks, because somebody somewhere, is missing a house pet.

Funding falls short

ONE of Latrobe Valley's largest rehabilitative support services is being forced to turn away family violence offenders, as a spike in assault charges continues to burden the system.

Generators scale back

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Latrobe Valley's brown coal fired generators have fallen about 13 per cent, indicating a significant scale back in power generation over the past year.

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