‘Fairer’ fire levy system
Latrobe City rates notices sent out after 1 July will carry an extra charge as part of the new State Government fire services levy.
Positive impact
LEAD agencies working with the vast numbers of vulnerable Latrobe Valley children say new State Government funding and strategies are starting to impact positively on local outcomes.
Fire committal hearing set
A committal hearing exploring the origin of the Aberfeldy bushfire has been set, with a range of arson reconstruction witnesses due to appear in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court on 2 December.
Funds sought for key project
THE Federal Government will soon be asked to help fund a new $6.7 million Latrobe Valley University Training Clinic in Churchill, as one of two key local projects to have secured support from the region's transition committee.
Motorcycle crash spate worries ambos
Ambulance Victoria is pleading with motorcyclists to take better care on the roads and in bush tracks, after helicopters were called to 21 rider injuries within a month across the state.
Carers challenge MPs
GIPPSLAND Carers Association has challenged local politicians to match the Federal Government's National Disability Insurance Scheme levy pledge or face voter backlash at September's election.
Call for maturity
Latrobe Valley's most intense industrial dispute in more than a decade has drawn a former federal cabinet minister off the backbench, as the stoush enters a crucial voting period.
Keen for funding
A NEW Federal Minister was in the Latrobe Valley yesterday keen to explore the potential for funding two key infrastructure projects in the region.
Potential candidates wanted
THE Australian Labor Party is yet to decide on who will contest the next Federal election on its behalf in the seats of McMillan and Gippsland.
Boost to equipment
A NEW capital funding boost to Latrobe Regional Hospital will allow it to upgrade and replace existing equipment.
‘Peppa’ case re-opened
Victoria Police has backflipped on its approach to the fatal shooting of a pet husky near Yallourn North last week.
Plantations plagued by ‘reckless’ hunters
Plantations near rural homes on the outskirts of Yallourn North have become a haven for reckless hunters, residents have claimed.
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Finally some good cricket weather
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CLV
By LIAM DURKIN
BOWLERS generally had more success than batsmen in Cricket Latrobe Valley at the weekend.
Across the two first grade divisions, there was five...
