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Valley digs deep to top biggest efforts

AN anonymous Latrobe Valley family has played a pivotal role in helping Traralgon's Royal Exchange Hotel Cork Club make its biggest ever contribution to the Good Friday Appeal.

Local carers overlooked

DESPITE the Federal Government celebrating the passage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme bill through parliament, local carers warn they have been overlooked in the legislation.

Give apprentices a go

LOCAL businesses who hire trade apprentices have been urged to take advantage of a financial incentive provided by the State Government through the Gippsland Apprentices Program, which aims to have 50 apprentices employed by 30 June.

Support university proposal: PVC

THE broader Gippsland community has been urged to stand by and embrace the proposal for an expanded regional university by Monash University Gippsland Campus' Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Robin Pollard.

Power station to get protester pay-out

ANTI-coal activists who scaled a cooling tower at the Yallourn Power Station in December have been ordered to pay $2500 each in compensation to EnergyAustralia.

Strike threat looms

THE looming threat of industrial action has resurfaced at Yallourn power station, where shift workers are preparing to walk off the job next Wednesday.

Stretched to breaking point

GIPPSLAND has the most under-resourced ambulance service in Victoria, raising fears among paramedics the service will hit breaking point this Easter.

Ongoing trend of neglect

A MOVE to retrench 37 Hazelwood power station contractors has been met with widespread alarm from unions, who fear it will further entrench a "disturbing and ongoing trend" of maintenance cutbacks in the power industry.

A taste of Easter

Amber enjoyed her first taste of chocolate when the Easter Bunny visited the Moe Central Child Care and Kindergarten centre yesterday.

On the right track

IF the success of an anti-bullying program is measured by student engagement, the Creating A Safe Supportive Environment program in its demonstration phase at St Gabriel's Primary School in Traralgon seems to be right on track.

Moe debate comes to a boil

One of Latrobe City Council's most controversial moves since its formation will this evening come to a head.

Uni forum a ‘watershed’ event

A WELL-attended session seeking public feedback on a proposal to create a regionally-focused university through a collaboration between the University of Ballarat and Monash University's Gippsland campus was hailed as a "watershed" in reconnecting the community.

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