Tree lopper dies
Worksafe is investigating an incident in which a 38 year-old man died after being hit by a falling branch at a logging coupe near Yinnar South.
Funding for road safety upgrade
SAFETY issues on a notorious stretch of road, particularly for motorcyclists, will be addressed with almost $300,000 in new funding.
Driver pleads guilty over fatal Glengarrry crash
It has emerged the driver of a utility in a Glengarry crash, which killed two Sale men in March, was driving under the influence of alcohol and with a suspended driver's licence.
Talks slowly progress
EnergyAustralia has vowed to this week formulate a response to revised enterprise agreement claims for Yallourn Power Station operators, following 10 months of negotiations.
Union denies bullying claims
THE Construction Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has responded to claims by EnergyAustralia workers not locked out of the Yallourn plant of were the victims of harassment and threatening behaviour as they entered and left the site.
Wives want turmoil to end
The wives of workers entering their fourth week of an EnergyAustralia-imposed lockout of the Yallourn Power Station say their families are suffering financial strain and emotional turmoil as a result of the industrial deadlock.
Ready to reactivate
Latrobe Valley's creative heart was thumping in downtown Morwell on Friday night.
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.
Housing vision for Valley’s vulnerable
The first sod is yet to be turned on a $1.2 million Traralgon housing project for people with a severe mental illness, but one advocacy group has already set plans in motion to duplicate the facility in every major Gippsland town.
Leadership overhaul welcomed
A PROPOSAL by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to radically overhaul the process of electing the Australian Labor Party's leader has been widely welcomed by local union representatives, despite a 'crisis' meeting of some national union bosses reportedly being held over the plans tomorrow.
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.
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Country footy crisis sparks meeting
By LIAM DURKIN AND BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE word gullible is not in the dictionary.
Much as AFL officials sitting behind desks in the city keep releasing...
