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Federal budget: ‘Little for Gippsland’

THE Federal Budget has been widely panned as containing few initiatives of value to Gippsland.

Valley teachers vote yes

Latrobe Valley's primary and secondary teaching community has voted to accept a pay deal from the State Government, however the agreement is yet to attract comprehensive support.

Mill lockout remains

ABOUT a dozen workers remain locked out of Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill, supported by about 140 of the plant's maintenance workforce as unions and the site's major contractor continue their dispute over an enterprise bargaining agreement.

Federal budget: welfare sector disappointed

A local welfare group has expressed disappointment in the federal budget's failure to grant widely-called-for increases to unemployment benefits.

Moe’s anxious wait

The protracted plan to revitalise Moe's town centre has reached a crucial point as the state and federal governments formally consider whether they will fund the project.

Mayor ‘not standing down’

BREAKING: Latrobe City Mayor Sandy Kam has announced she will not stand down in the wake of scathing accusations by a fellow councillor.

Food court cash grab

POLICE NEWS: A former Boost Juice employee was one of two women nabbed by police for allegedly stealing cash from the chain's Traralgon store.

Councillors seek La Trobe University alliance

CRACKS were evident in Latrobe City Council's response to Friday's confirmation a new regional university for Gippsland would be pursued by Monash and Ballarat universities.

Monash impact: students

WHILE the benefits of a new "regionally focused" university for Gippsland were being spruiked by university leaders on Friday, student body representatives had reservations.

Monash impact: staff

A LONG-serving Monash University Gippsland academic has called on the Gippsland community to throw its support behind a new regional university to ensure its success.

Yallourn lockout ‘obvious’

Yallourn lockout 'obvious'

Grim prospects

The employment prospects of Latrobe Valley's disadvantaged youth are grim, according to a GippsTAFE engineering teaching veteran, who has raised heartfelt fears for their future.

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