University decision imminent
THE Latrobe Valley community will know by tomorrow whether Monash University and the University of Ballarat will forge ahead with a regional university alliance, though a campus briefing yesterday left staff feeling the plan was a "done deal".
Workers despair
The faces of Latrobe Valley's construction and power industry work vacuum came together at the entrance to Australian Paper's Maryvale mill yesterday morning in a bid to step-up calls for the company to prioritise local workers for local projects.
Hospital funding stoush
LATROBE Regional Hospital's long-standing bid for a multi-million dollar expansion has been used as a political football between the state and federal governments in recent weeks amid accusations of "blame shifting" and "game playing".
Drivers hospitalised after crash
A 40 year-old Traralgon woman is expected to be transferred from Latrobe Regional Hospital to the Alfred Hospital after she was seriously injured in a crash on Hazelwood Road, near Traralgon this morning.
Housing wait still high
GIPPSLAND has experienced a slight fall in its public housing waiting list but almost 1000 people remain on a Latrobe Valley list.
A heatbreaking plight
LAST December Renee Martin, 18 weeks pregnant with her second child with husband Chris, had every reason to be excited about life - until a shocking cancer diagnosis threw everything into turmoil.
Yallourn offer ‘dead in the water’
An attempt by Yallourn Power Station operator EnergyAustralia to circumvent unions and break negotiation deadlock appears futile, with the majority of union members pledging to reject a company offer.
Ferguson’s comments ‘one-sided’
The union spearheading the heated industrial stoush at Yallourn Power Station has hit back at comments from former Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, labelling his intervention 'inappropriate'.
Water supply concerns
An extensive water quality analysis has found a wide range of agricultural pesticides in Narracan Creek at Thorpdale, from which Moe and nearby towns extract drinking water.
‘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.
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Melbourne makes Opals cut
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SEVEN cuts were made for the Australian Opals, with Traralgon's Jade Melbourne holding her spot.
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