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Works begin on recycling plant

THE year-long construction of Maryvale Mill's landmark recycling plant, which has been estimated to create 140 project jobs on site, has commenced this month.

Health training centre misses out

LATROBE Community Health Service has vowed to continue to fight for funding to replace its ageing Churchill facility after being knocked back by Regional Development Australia for a multi-million dollar grant.

Budget stalemate continues

ANOTHER fruitless meeting between health ministers last week has left Latrobe Regional Hospital with little hope of avoiding ongoing service reductions.

Lacklustre industry despite promised funds

THE construction industry in country Victoria, including the Gippsland region, has slowed down in tandem with a shrinking national construction sector, which declined for the 32nd consecutive month in January.

Local runner dies in NZ

MORWELL resident Duncan Orr was killed in a motor vehicle accident near Christchurch in New Zealand at the weekend.

We must move forward

ON Wednesday night Moe residents will gather in a bid to influence the design of their town's revitalisation.

Valley still left waiting

THE Latrobe Valley will have to wait for news on a range of issues critical to its economic future while they remain bogged in bureaucracy.

Pool shortlisted

The Gippsland Aquatic Centre project is one step closer to gaining $15 million in Federal Government funding after being shortlisted by Regional Development Australia.

Morwell man arrested for stolen dog

POLICE NEWS - A MORWELL man was arrested in Melbourne on Monday night for allegedly stealing a puppy outside a Bentleigh East supermarket on 5 February.

Thousands to strike

ALL Latrobe Valley public school as well as some Catholic schools are expected to be affected by today's 24-hour stopwork by members of the Australian Education Union.

Protesters to front court again

TWO anti-coal activists from Melbourne will face the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court again on 25 March.

Bishop praises a ‘humble man’

When Gippsland's Catholic Bishop Christopher Prowse heard the news Pope Benedict XVI would resign later this month, he thought there had been a mistake.

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