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.
Macalister creditors face ‘grim reality’
HOPES the uncovering of alleged financial deceptions by embattled builder Macalister Constructions have faded, as the company's liquidation comes up against severe funding restraints and restricted investigation parameters.
No cash for creditors
MORE than 600 creditors are yet to see a cent of money owed by collapsed Gippsland construction company Kirway Constructions, almost a year into the company's liquidation.
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.
Aberfeldy blaze continues to rage
THE Aberfeldy blaze is among one of the major fires continuing to keep the state's firefighters busy in the grip of "an extremely busy period for fires", according to a top official.
We must move forward
ON Wednesday night Moe residents will gather in a bid to influence the design of their town's revitalisation.
Wage offer voted down
GIPPSLAND paramedics joined ambulance union delegates from all over Victoria last week to vote down State Government wage offers they deemed "insulting".
MACP review likely to continue despite petition
A LAST-ditch effort to stop the Moe Activity Centre Plan review in its tracks is likely to fail.
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Central Gippy junior premiers crowned
FOOTBALL
CENTRAL GIPPSLAND JUNIORS
By LIAM DURKIN
GRAND finals were played in the Central Gippsland Junior Football League at the weekend.
Teams converged on Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe...
