Jail term ‘only outcome’
A TRARALGON man has been sentenced to 18 months jail after he was found guilty of shooting a 10 year-old girl in the buttocks with an air rifle last year.
Power Ranch hearing date settled, but not case
Power Ranch Trafalgar's owner Brett Treadwell is prepared to fight Baw Baw Shire after it refused to issue the live music venue a planning permit last year, with a tribunal hearing date finally set.
DSE Gippsland firefighter dies in Tasmania
A GIPPSLAND firefighter aged in his 60s died while carrying out his duties in Tasmania yesterday afternoon.
Fuel loads spark concern
AS community concerns about roadside fuel loads flare up again while parts of Australia battle bushfires, local authorities reiterate they are fulfilling their responsibilities of maintaining roadside conditions.
Extreme weather ahead
A Total Fire Ban has been declared statewide, with temperatures expected to hit 36 degrees Celsius in the Latrobe Valley on Friday.
Yoghurt spill closes freeway
UPDATE: East-bound lanes on the Princes Freeway at Moe have reopened, after authorities cleared a major yoghurt spill following a truck accident last night.
On track to success
THE committee for a recently reopened walking trail which traverses parts of the Latrobe Valley recently received a national award.
Funds boost for adult learning
THREE local adult learning organisations have welcomed a much-needed funds boost of $115,000 in total from the State Government to carry out their programs.
Beds forced to close
LATROBE Valley patients are facing blowouts to elective surgery waiting lists this week, after Federal Government funding cuts to the Victorian hospital system have forced ongoing bed closures at Latrobe Regional Hospital.
Fire containment delayed
A FIRE at Morwell's Energy Brix briquette factory prior to Christmas took eight hours to bring under control, almost nine years to the day after fire gutted part of the factory in 2003.
Supporting Tassie firies
TWO Traralgon-based Department of Sustainability and Environment staff are among a team of nine Gippslanders who were deployed to Tasmania on Sunday for a five-day tour of duty to support Tasmanian firefighters.
Moe stoush escalates
MOE residents angered by a proposal to undertake a full review of the Moe Railway Revitalisation Project - Moe Activity Centre Plan have warned they will take their fight for the project to Canberra.
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Suspension handed down after Yarram-Rosedale melee
FOOTBALL
NORTH GIPPSLAND
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
AN all-in brawl erupted during Round 16 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League between Yarram and Rosedale, which has resulted in...
