Hardy to step down
The lead negotiator in the Latrobe Valley power industry's most intense industrial dispute since 2000 will resign from his union post.
Job figures improve
LATROBE Valley towns have recorded a slight dip in their jobless rates, according to the most recent data.
Boxer endorsed as candidate
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Organisation super-featherweight world champion Will Tomlinson will stand for the Palmer United Party in the seat of Gippsland at the next federal election.
Bob to boost spirits
A union, a power station and a priest. Industrial deadlock at Yallourn will today be graced with the sort of peacemaker not typically seen in a power sector dispute.
Myki joins Traralgon line
COMMUTERS travelling on V/Line's Traralgon line can now use Myki after the ticketing system was introduced on Monday.
Fast rail on the agenda
THE case for Gippsland to be included in any high speed rail plans for Australia has again been mounted, despite a preferred route excluding this region.
Taking control of energy use
Energy conscious Latrobe Valley residents will become informed energy users following workshops held across the region.
More delays on line repairs
The restoration of rail services between Bairnsdale and Traralgon has suffered a further delay, with trains not predicted to be online until late October, following the procurement of rail-grinder machinery from Europe.
Dust settles on GippsTAFE overhaul
The Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE has confirmed a 10 per cent drop in enrolments on last year's figures, as the institute's course overhaul, largely forced by State Government budget cuts, begins to settle.
Union bosses summoned
The power industry's state and national union powerbrokers are being summoned for high level talks this week, to develop contingency plans should industrial turmoil at Yallourn continue to deteriorate.
Hospital sorry for heavy confusion
A Moe man has received an unreserved apology from the management of West Gippsland Hospital, after a communication breakdown led to a last-minute cancellation of gall-bladder surgery
Charges laid over ‘Peppa’ death
A MAN has been charged over the fatal shooting of a family's pet husky near Yallourn North on Anzac Day.
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Making public transport safe
VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28.
Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...
