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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.

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.

Violence in hospitals grows

LATROBE Valley nurses are subjected to death threats and assaults on the job and want to see security personnel permanently manned at Latrobe Regional Hospital to protect them.

Call-out under review

AMBULANCE Victoria will review its handling of a Gippsland 'call-out' which saw the service criticised in State Parliament recently.

Pressure mounts on EPA

Pressure is mounting from within the scientific community for authorities to address a "serious knowledge gap" in human caused mercury deposits, after levels in Latrobe Catchment waterways were found breaching safe environmental guidelines.

Lodge shuts temple

A long term struggle has pushed the Trafalgar Masonic Lodge to leave its renowned masonic temple.

Violence figures stun

Nearly 50 local women gathered last month to educate and increase awareness of family violence.

Facing the great unknown

Monash University Gippsland student Clinton Bush and young teacher Michael Heyne will ride their motorbikes from London to Cape Town at the end of this year in support of young people in Zambia.

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