The better place for women
A DEBATE in Traralgon about whether women were more effective as policymakers or campaigners and social advocates ended in a draw last week.
New Pope a welcome surprise
THERE was a tangible buzz about Gippsland's Catholic community last week with the appointment of Latin America's first Pope.
Data is accurate: Viney
STATE Member for Morwell Russell Northe's recent interpretation of Gippsland's job figures has been challenged by an opposition State MP who called it "absurd".
Bright future for TAFE: Hall
LOCAL TAFE institutes have a "bright future" ahead of them after the pain of the past 12 months, according to State Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall.
Give uni merger proposal time: VC
UNIVERSITY of Ballarat Vice Chancellor Professor David Battersby hopes the community will warm to the idea of a proposed alliance between the university and Monash University's Gippsland campus as details become clearer.
Patient wait continues
WHILE Latrobe Valley paramedics hope a change in State Government leadership might bring an end to their drawn out industrial dispute, some local patients have continued to wait hours for an ambulance.
Gippsland poised to grow
THE Gippsland region is well-positioned to grow the state's economy, innovate and create new jobs, according to Deputy Premier and Regional and Rural Development Minister Peter Ryan.
Loy Yang B at loggerheads
A FULL scale 24-hour employee walkout at Loy Yang B power station this Friday hinges on a single word, after enterprise bargaining negotiations boiled down to one paragraph last Thursday.
‘Smoke and mirrors’
WHEN more than 100 Yallourn power station employees were unexpectedly sent home with pay at 2pm last Wednesday, initial uncertainty was quickly overcome by the prospect of the afternoon off.
A trail of pain
LAST Saturday a contingent of Traralgon Harriers, myself included, participated in the Walhalla to Baw Baw Marathon, billed as "one of the toughest marathons in Australia", as part of the inaugural Mount Baw Baw Trail Run Festival.
Army moves in
THE thundering sound of Black Hawk rotor blades could be heard chopping through Latrobe Valley skies Monday, as Loy Yang mine and power station became a military playground for the Australian Defence Force.
Push for high-speed rail
LATROBE Valley's future has been the subject of statewide attention this week through a renewed push for a Gippsland high speed rail route and a new report on expected population growth.
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Deja vu for Morwell East, denied by North Gippsland
FOOTBALL/NETBALL
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
IN Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s latest attempt to join North Gippsland Football-Netball League from Mid Gippsland FNL, the Hawks have again failed...
