Covert operation nabs drivers
A FIVE-month covert police operation has nabbed 178 people travelling between 10 and 20 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on the region's back-roads.
Long-awaited funds allocated
Recreational funding in the Latrobe City budget has been welcomed as a reprieve for sporting groups like the Latrobe Valley Hockey Association, which has been campaigning for the past three years for a pavilion at its new synthetic pitch in Churchill.
Digging in for a long ride
Locked out Yallourn operators are preparing themselves for a long drawn out period of financial hardship, despite the recommencement of enterprise bargaining negotiations next week.
Gibson defends rate increase
Latrobe City Council has touted its proposed budget for the next finanical year as "prudent", while maintaining services and boosting funding for major projects.
Rejoice over major projects
Funding earmarked for the Moe railway revitalisation project has emerged as a major highlight for community and business groups in the draft Latrobe City Council budget.
Focusing on planning permits
Latrobe City has reiterated its focus to cut down the time it takes to process planning permits, which was highlighted in a recently-launched online index.
Rankings highlight need for support
WITH just six weeks to go until the Federal Government enters 'caretaker mode', rendering it unable to fund new projects, it is under renewed pressure to focus on the Latrobe Valley.
ALP announces Gippsland candidate
A FIVE-time paralympian will contest the Federal seat of Gippsland for the Australian Labor Party at the next election.
Protest camp sets up at Yallourn
Power Station operators are forming a base camp at the station this morning, in protest of the company's decision to lock workers out indefinitely on Friday.
Baw Baw councillor dies
The Baw Baw Shire community is mourning the loss of its longest-serving councillor, Bill Harrington.
Protest over uni name change
THE Ballarat community has opposed a recommended name change for the University of Ballarat, proposed to reflect its planned merger with Monash University Gippsland, according to a recent news report.
Uni merger issues to be discussed
BALLARAT University's Vice Chancellor Professor David Battersby will address Advance Morwell's annual meeting on Wednesday night.
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