Fee hike blocks access
A major fee hike proposed for Victoria's main dispute resolution forum could bar Latrobe Valley residents from contesting planning decisions by mining companies and local governments.
Financial assistance for briquette customers
Businesses left in limbo by an eventual closure of Morwell's EnergyBrix brown coal briquette factory have been given access to $5.5 million in Federal Government assistance.
Great show of support
Latrobe City Council has witnessed an overwhelming show of support for plans to revitalise Moe's town centre
Exciting opportunity: PVC
MONASH University Gippsland's Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Robin Pollard has welcomed the possibility of the campus joining forces with the University of Ballarat as an "incredibly exciting" opportunity.
Support shown for project
Latrobe City Council has heard an overwhelming show of support for plans to revitalise Moe's town centre.
Reclaiming the streets
LATROBE City residents should not pin their hopes on council reinvigorating the Valley's stagnating streetscapes, according to a visiting urban design expert, who is encouraging passionate residents to reclaim their neighbourhoods.
More concerns over legislation
THE efforts of well-known Gippsland carer advocate Jean Tops have been recognised in Federal Parliament as Ms Tops stepped up a local National Disability Insurance Scheme campaign.
Strong vow to contest seats
AUSTRALIAN Labor Party members with ambitions of taking on sitting Federal MPs in the Gippsland and McMillan electorates at September's election will have until tomorrow to nominate themselves.
Counting the cost of carbon
DEBATE flared yesterday over how much the Federal Government's carbon tax compensation package had been pocketed by Latrobe Valley's power generators at the expense of electricity consumers.
Moe fight goes ‘Gaga’
POP stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga became the subject of debate in a Latrobe City Council meeting this week as a part of a move to discredit a community petition.
Cuts to impact vulnerable
CUTS to Legal Aid services will force more vulnerable Latrobe Valley women to face abusive ex-partners in court without legal representation, according to a legal service specialising in relationship breakdown and violence against women.
‘Send in the top guns’
A GROUP of Latrobe City councillors fear the region's bid to manufacture the GA18 aircraft has been seriously jeopardised.
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Deja vu for Morwell East, denied by North Gippsland
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By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
IN Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s latest attempt to join North Gippsland Football-Netball League from Mid Gippsland FNL, the Hawks have again failed...
