Plans to up discharge
YALLOURN power station is moving to expand its water discharge allowance by more than 50 per cent, as it anticipates a gradual ramping up of water pumping from its open cut mine to the Latrobe River.
Supporting the justice process
TO be arrested by the police for committing a crime can be a harrowing experience, especially for young people who may also be a newly-arrived migrant or refuge
Maintenance shortfalls
WIDESPREAD maintenance woes affecting Latrobe Valley schools are unlikely to be eased in the next state budget despite a recent audit finding 150 Gippsland schools required about $90,000 each to bring them up to "operational standard".
Council weighs in on merger
A LATROBE City Council push for Federal Government intervention in the proposed Monash University Gippsland merger with the University of Ballarat is likely to fail.
Investigation into possible legal breach
LATROBE City Council will seek legal advice as to whether Monash University has breached a section of legislation which requires it to provide services in a fair and equal way.
Traralgon cash lenders robbed
A CASH lenders store in Traralgon was the site of an armed robbery on Wednesday afternoon.
New road safety measures welcomed
NEW measures to target distracted road users, including tougher penalties for those caught using their mobile phones while driving, have been welcomed by groups concerned with road safet
Saving a Gippsland icon
GIPPSLAND wildlife carers fear Victorian koalas will "fall through our fingers" if funding for health studies is not increased.
Ambos’ ‘monster frustrations’
LATROBE Valley paramedics have warned this week vulnerable local patients are at risk from an ambulance service buckling under the strain of minimal resources, extreme workloads, delayed arrivals, a "disastrous" amalgamation and a failing dispatch system.
Parley with Avenue Q’s Princeton
Parley with Avenue Q's Princeton
From Broadway to Grey Street
PUPPET nudity, swearing, stereotypes and adult humour with a "genuine sweetness" will be brought to life in the bright stage lights when a cast of local performers bring American musical Avenue Q to town.
Apprentice wage fight pushes on
MOVES to increase apprentices' minimum wages have been welcomed by a local senior union member, who called for a full inquiry into the reportedly "decades-old" award system.
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By LIAM DURKIN
HOW club cricket could you get - getting done reverse outright on Day 2.
Local cricket fans were left disappointed following this year's...
