A need for drug and alcohol awareness
AMBULANCES are called to more cases of alcohol and drug abuse in the Latrobe Valley than in any other Victorian region, per head of population.
No smoking zones
Smoking bans at playgrounds, skate parks, public swimming pools and children's sport events could be enforced if the State Government's proposed changes to the Tobacco Act are legislated.
Federal budget: ‘Little for Gippsland’
THE Federal Budget has been widely panned as containing few initiatives of value to Gippsland.
Valley teachers vote yes
Latrobe Valley's primary and secondary teaching community has voted to accept a pay deal from the State Government, however the agreement is yet to attract comprehensive support.
Mill lockout remains
ABOUT a dozen workers remain locked out of Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill, supported by about 140 of the plant's maintenance workforce as unions and the site's major contractor continue their dispute over an enterprise bargaining agreement.
Federal budget: welfare sector disappointed
A local welfare group has expressed disappointment in the federal budget's failure to grant widely-called-for increases to unemployment benefits.
Moe’s anxious wait
The protracted plan to revitalise Moe's town centre has reached a crucial point as the state and federal governments formally consider whether they will fund the project.
Mayor ‘not standing down’
BREAKING: Latrobe City Mayor Sandy Kam has announced she will not stand down in the wake of scathing accusations by a fellow councillor.
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.
Food court cash grab
POLICE NEWS: A former Boost Juice employee was one of two women nabbed by police for allegedly stealing cash from the chain's Traralgon store.
Councillors seek La Trobe University alliance
CRACKS were evident in Latrobe City Council's response to Friday's confirmation a new regional university for Gippsland would be pursued by Monash and Ballarat universities.
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FOOTBALL
By LIAM DURKIN
TRARALGON footballing great Kelvin Templeton has written a book.
And it’s not an autobiography.
The Brownlow/Coleman medallist will be back home next week for...
