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A taste of Easter

Amber enjoyed her first taste of chocolate when the Easter Bunny visited the Moe Central Child Care and Kindergarten centre yesterday.

Give apprentices a go

LOCAL businesses who hire trade apprentices have been urged to take advantage of a financial incentive provided by the State Government through the Gippsland Apprentices Program, which aims to have 50 apprentices employed by 30 June.

Support university proposal: PVC

THE broader Gippsland community has been urged to stand by and embrace the proposal for an expanded regional university by Monash University Gippsland Campus' Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Robin Pollard.

Power station to get protester pay-out

ANTI-coal activists who scaled a cooling tower at the Yallourn Power Station in December have been ordered to pay $2500 each in compensation to EnergyAustralia.

Strike threat looms

THE looming threat of industrial action has resurfaced at Yallourn power station, where shift workers are preparing to walk off the job next Wednesday.

Stretched to breaking point

GIPPSLAND has the most under-resourced ambulance service in Victoria, raising fears among paramedics the service will hit breaking point this Easter.

Future frontline

Latrobe Valley's business sector is well placed to host the 'next wave' of widespread energy efficiency improvements, as part of the wider battle against the impacts of climate change.

Development moves ahead

Latrobe City Council has paved the way for a major residential development to progress in the Moe-Newborough area.

Grand reopening of falls

Visitors will now be able to safely enjoy the "peace and tranquillity" of Morwell River Falls Reserve after its reopening on Friday.

On the right track

IF the success of an anti-bullying program is measured by student engagement, the Creating A Safe Supportive Environment program in its demonstration phase at St Gabriel's Primary School in Traralgon seems to be right on track.

Moe debate comes to a boil

One of Latrobe City Council's most controversial moves since its formation will this evening come to a head.

Uni forum a ‘watershed’ event

A WELL-attended session seeking public feedback on a proposal to create a regionally-focused university through a collaboration between the University of Ballarat and Monash University's Gippsland campus was hailed as a "watershed" in reconnecting the community.

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