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Vow to secure Moe funding

LIBERAL Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent has vowed to do all he can to secure future funding for the Moe Rail Precinct Revitalisation Project, after doubt was cast over the certainty of federal money for the project last week.

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.

Union lifts uni results ban

An industrial ban on the release of Monash University student results has been lifted, after being overturned in a successful appeal to the Fair Work Commission.

Hunter’s ‘horrible mistake’

The man charged over the fatal shooting of a family’s pet husky near Yallourn North has escaped conviction.

Street sweep

Police news - Ten nightclub revellers were locked up for being drunk in public over the weekend, after a street sweep operation in Traralgon.

Uni student results remain in limbo

A LARGE number of Monash University Gippsland students still do not have their mid-year results as a dispute continues between Monash and the National Tertiary Education Union.

NBN rollout still unclear

An update on the National Broadband Network's rollout to Traralgon households, originally set to commence in June, remains elusive, despite numerous enquires by The Express.

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Traralgon hosts state championships

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