Asbestos plan support
A NATIONAL plan to protect Australians from asbestos-related diseases has been cautiously welcomed by Gippsland's asbestos support group as the Federal Government announces funding.
Guard of honour
Victoria Police Sergeant David John Staple has been remembered as a loving father and husband, jovial mate and a passionate emergency service worker and volunteer.
Latrobe Valley NBN divide likely
ANALYSIS: The likelihood of Latrobe Valley households outside of Traralgon actually receiving fibre optic broadband direct to the doorstep are slim under a Coalition Government, according to an Express analysis of opposition broadband policy.
Waiting to connect
Jacinta Hicken has been lobbying for high speed broadband to come to Mirboo North since she moved to town over four years ago.
Youth funding backflip
Latrobe Valley's education stakeholders have slammed an apparent State Government backflip as a "complete balls-up", after funding uncertainty threw a school-based suicide prevention program into disarray.
Mill picket line dissolved
Unions and Australian Paper contractor Chelgrave are in the process of finalising an enterprise bargaining agreement for about a dozen workers, after a seven-day picket line at the Maryvale Mill was dissolved on Friday.
GippsAero blames sales fall
Further details surrounding GippsAero's shock announcement of moves to shed about 40 jobs have emerged, with the company issuing a statement last week.
Jacob’s new mate
TWO and-a-half year-old Jacob Grant has found himself a new furry friend, after the fatal shooting of his pet husky Peppa on Anzac Day.
Aero jobs in free fall
Latrobe Valley’s flagship manufacturing operation GippsAero is moving to shed about 40 workers, in a restructure which has taken government stakeholders by surprise.
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.
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Latest arrest in Morwell death
By AIDAN KNIGHT
A THIRD suspect has been arrested and charged with the murder of Morwell man Kaiden Morgan, on September 27 2025.
The accused is...
