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Bishop praises a ‘humble man’

When Gippsland's Catholic Bishop Christopher Prowse heard the news Pope Benedict XVI would resign later this month, he thought there had been a mistake.

Sex offender fined

COURT BRIEFS - A CONVICTED sex offender was fined $250 by the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court after he failed to inform Victoria Police of changes to his internet presence.

Applications lodged

A number of new planning permit applications have been lodged as part of National Broadband Network Co's plan to deliver high speed services to areas across Gippsland who have had limited internet access to date.

Missing woman returns home

A Tyers woman missing since Sunday has been found safe and well.

Carers ready to fight

AS bickering governments threaten to derail the implementation of a full National Disability Insurance Scheme, local carers have cautioned federal members of parliament who fail to get behind them will cop a backlash.

Aberfeldy fire continues to burn

PLUMES of billowing smoke from the Aberfeldy fire were seen in the Latrobe Valley last week as the blaze flared up again with the warmer weather, but was brought under control over the weekend.

Teachers’ stopwork to proceed

VICTORIAN public school staff will participate in a statewide stopwork this Thursday after the State Government failed in its bid to obtain an injunction against the industrial action last week.

Boral site closes

YALLOURN North's Boral Quarries closed its doors on Friday as its owner company battles to find a buyer for the operation.

Suffering under cuts

AS the State Opposition steps up pressure on the State Government to stop any further cuts to the Latrobe Valley's education sector, a recently released Federal Government report has shown much poorer educational outcomes for Latrobe Valley..

Pet owners’ dilemma

MORWELL resident Sarah Ford is torn. An animal lover, Ms Ford's heart goes out to the feral felines which she believes lives under her neighbour's house, but she is also concerned about the safety of her own pets.

Election nominations begin

WHILE the Australian Labour Party will meet on Thursday to adopt its timeframe for pre-selecting candidates to contest the Federal seats of Gippsland and McMillan in September's election, independent Leigh Gatt has already thrown his hat in the ring.

New projects ‘imminent’

THOUGH "tenuous" Federal political circumstances have left the Latrobe Valley's power generation future in limbo, new projects for the region are "imminent".

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Test results of beef wellington lunch revealed: Patterson trial

By TOM HAYES and STEFAN BRADLEY   RESULTS of toxin tests were revealed and explained to the court during Erin Patterson's Supreme Court trial on Friday,...