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Truck crash closes road

A truck carrying large bales of waste cardboard over-turned in Traralgon on Friday afternoon.

Vow to fight axing

THE resolve of Monash University Gippsland staff keen to see a merged university entity thrive in the region from next year was tested on Friday with the news Monash sought to close its local print services, leaving the fate of nine workers hanging in the balance.

Power in numbers

The resolve of 75 Yallourn operators, locked out of their workplace for the fifth week running as part of an intense industrial dispute, has been "steeled" by a high profile show of support on Friday.

EnergyAustralia expands operations

Yallourn Power Station owner-operator EnergyAustralia has purchased two black coal-fired power stations in New South Wales, as the state moves to privatise its power sector.

Lockout remains

The industrial stalemate at Yallourn Power Station will only be broken if the union representing 75 locked out operators moves from its current passive protest position, according to an industrial law expert.

GSI freeze causes ‘further inconvenience’

Thousands of mum and dad investors face another fortnight of uncertainty, after mortgage fund Gippsland Secured Investments announced it was extending a hold on withdrawals until 13 August.

Colin’s garden upheaval continues

Latrobe City Council has refuted claims by prime time current affairs program A Current Affair its coverage of a Morwell nature strip garden dispute had forced resolution of the issue.

Campaign for preservation

The Friends of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel are leading a new campaign for the preservation of the tunnel's surrounds. Volunteers guided journalist STEPHANIE CHARALAMBOUS and photographer BRYAN PETTS-JONES into the mountain rivers region on Tuesday.

Valley seniors air concerns

The cost of living has emerged as the major concern for Latrobe Valley seniors heading into the federal election.

Valley’s good news

A SERIES of multi-million dollar good news announcements have come Latrobe Valley's way this week, and are expected to boost confidence across a range of sectors in the region.

Grassroots garden support

A national gardening personality has stepped in to bat for an ailing Morwell man, who had been ordered to remove his nature strip garden by Latrobe City Council by today.

Giant step forward

WORK towards a planned new university training clinic in Churchill can commence quickly following today's announcement of Federal Government funding for the project.

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