Cuts ‘no significant effect’
UNIVERSITY of Ballarat has moved to allay concerns its recent announcement of course and staff cuts would have any "significant" implications for a future Federation University of Australia entity.
Ask the candidates
Federal election - The Express asked candidates for the electorates of McMillan and Gippsland, and sitting Members of Parliament, to tell our readers what plans they had for creating jobs in the Latrobe Valley. Here are their responses:
Ambos dispute gov figures
DESPITE widespread claims to the contrary by local paramedics and their union, the State Government has maintained extra resources meant a record number of cases were being handled by local ambulances.
Hundreds rally for workers
Hundreds rally for workers
Meet the candidates
Federal election - Several new candidates have nominated to contest the Federal seats of Gippsland and McMillan.
Drivers’ lucky escape
Two drivers were lucky to escape unhurt from a high-impact collision on Maryvale Road, Morwell, on Friday morning after an alleged illegal u-turn went wrong.
Gippsland MP relaxes gay marriage stance
FEDERAL ELECTION: Darren Chester has shifted his views on gay marriage.
Quick-thinking kids
Overcoming fear when his grandmother went into a seizure on the couch of his Traralgon home, nine year-old Jai Clark-Akkerman, went straight for the telephone.
Moe murder appeal denied
The man jailed for the 2011 stabbing death of two men in Moe has lost an appeal against his conviction.
New freight gateway
The Latrobe Valley could become the rail freight gateway for Gippsland businesses transporting goods to port before the year is out, through an inter-modal precinct at the Maryvale paper mill.
Moe Cup cancelled
The Moe Cup has been cancelled for a third consecutive year amid fears the recently redeveloped track surface will not be ready for racing by December.
Doubt over funding
Doubt has been cast over millions of dollars in federal funding for Latrobe Valley projects following revelations the government failed to finalise funding agreements with recipients before the election period.
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Another Traralgon bronzed Aussie
BASKETBALL
FIBA
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE latest medal for Will Hamilton, while not gold, proved to be one of the best achievements yet for the Traralgon junior...
