Grim prospects
The employment prospects of Latrobe Valley's disadvantaged youth are grim, according to a GippsTAFE engineering teaching veteran, who has raised heartfelt fears for their future.
Picket line continues
A UNION-led picket line at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill has entered its fifth day, preventing about 140 of the plant's maintenance workforce from entering the site.
Rebranding begins
THE rebranding of Monash University Gippsland to a new entity expected to be known as either State University or Federation University, as the local campus prepared to transfer to the University of Ballarat, has commenced in ernest.
Union pickets Mill
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union members have this morning formed a picket line at the entrance to Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill in the wake of the site's major contractor locking about a dozen workers out of the site.
Disability funding welcomed
BUDGET: Gippslanders living with a disability, and their carers, are set to "benefit greatly" from the State and Federal Government's recent agreement on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to local MPs.
Night rider forges ahead
BUDGET: A bus service which transports late-night pub-goers from Traralgon's nightclub precinct to neighbouring towns has been funded for another year.
Safety concerns raised
A V/Line commuter has raised serious safety concerns after a Monday service travelled with an external door wide open for two Gippsland stops, before being noticed by the conductor.
Brown coal investment
BUDGET: INVESTMENT in the Latrobe Valley's brown coal sector will be driven by a range of funding initiatives, according to State Energy and Resources Minister Nicholas Kotsiras.
Open cut in spotlight
BUDGET: The integrity of Latrobe Valley's brown coal open cut network has come under the state budget spotlight, with $4.2 million allocated to improve "high risk" stability issues.
University decision imminent
THE Latrobe Valley community will know by tomorrow whether Monash University and the University of Ballarat will forge ahead with a regional university alliance, though a campus briefing yesterday left staff feeling the plan was a "done deal".
Workers despair
The faces of Latrobe Valley's construction and power industry work vacuum came together at the entrance to Australian Paper's Maryvale mill yesterday morning in a bid to step-up calls for the company to prioritise local workers for local projects.
Hospital funding stoush
LATROBE Regional Hospital's long-standing bid for a multi-million dollar expansion has been used as a political football between the state and federal governments in recent weeks amid accusations of "blame shifting" and "game playing".
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Andy’s lifetime dedication to football
FOOTBALL
By LIAM DURKIN
ANDY Theissling is Mr Football.
The Traralgon resident lives and breathes it.
Those who frequent local footy matches during winter have surely come across...
