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Funding falls short

ONE of Latrobe Valley's largest rehabilitative support services is being forced to turn away family violence offenders, as a spike in assault charges continues to burden the system.

Generators scale back

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Latrobe Valley's brown coal fired generators have fallen about 13 per cent, indicating a significant scale back in power generation over the past year.

TAFE enrolments rise marginally

DESPITE the headwinds of the last few months with funding cuts, Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE has seen preliminary enrolment numbers increase about three per cent from the same time last year.

Alliance augurs well for GippsTAFE

THE proposed alliance between the University of Ballarat and Monash University Gippsland will augur well for Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE, which has existing partnerships with both institutions.

Elected reps weigh in on Monash debate

LOCAL elected local representatives have contributed their views to a proposed merger University of Ballarat and Monash University's Gippsland campus alliance, expressing cautious optimism at the news.

Strong earnings growth for AGL

The takeover of Loy Yang A power station last year has helped deliver new owner AGL a six-month profit of $364.7 million.

Blame game continues

AS politicians continue to blame one another for shortfalls in elective surgery treatment, Latrobe Regional Hospital's most recent data shows it treated almost 100 people less last quarter than the previous quarter.

Industrial action cuts power

ONGOING industrial action at Loy Yang B coal-fired power station has seen generation cut by 20 per cent across its two units everyday.

Caught off-guard

WHEN security guards at Yallourn power station approached an unfamiliar visitor taking site photos early this month, they were performing a routine part of their job.

Safety concerns

YALLOURN power station's outoing security personnel have flagged concerns for the site's ability to respond to major emergency incidents.

Monash merger proposal

STAFF and students of Monash University's Gippsland campus are this week trying to make sense of the institution's shock announcement it would move to form an alliance with the University of Ballarat.

China trip chopped

A DECISION to abandon a trip to China to celebrate more than 10 years of the region's sister city relationship has divided Latrobe City Council.

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