Builders stay ‘optimistic’
A small increase in the number of home renovations across Gippsland has been hailed as a ray of hope for the local building industry.
Carving out some support
A handmade coffee table will be raffled off to raise money for an acquired brain injury support organisation.
Report off the mark
THE State Government has been accused of trying to politicise a drainage
problem affecting Morwell's Wallace Street residents rather than
"fixing the problem itself".
Boost to benefit Moe
Moe-based builders are optimistic the town's Mitchell Grove residential
development will boost construction opportunities, with flow-on benefits
for businesses and the wider community.
Family’s ‘horrible’ ordeal to end
Lisa and Steven Pavlic wake multiple times a night to the screech of tyres.
Lobby to defer worker cuts
Unions will today urge Hazelwood Power Station's sole maintenance
contractor Fluor Global Services to hold off on the retrenchment of 37
workers.
Most disadvantaged
NEWLY released data has ranked Morwell and Moe in the top 10 per cent of Australia's most disadvantaged towns.
Push for major airport project
KEY regional advocates will meet with State Planning Minister Matthew Guy within weeks in an effort to convince the government a third airport for Victoria should be built in Gippsland, or at least in the state's south-east.
Merger decision delay unlikely
Monash Gippsland is not likely to delay a decision on its proposed
merger with the University of Ballarat, despite calls from Latrobe City
Council for more information.
Help make recovery easier
GIPPSLANDERS are being urged to contribute to a nationwide survey that will assist the Red Cross in better serving disaster victims.
Fight continues
Unions have vowed to continue to fight for local jobs, after the next phase of a multi-million dollar recycling plant at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill was awarded to a Melbourne-based contractor.
Accused murderer to front court in October
A TRARALGON man facing a murder charge will reappear in the Latrobe Valley Magistrate's Court for a contested committal mention in October.
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