Mill workers prepared to strike
PRODUCTION workers at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill have prepared themselves to take protected industrial action as enterprise bargaining negotiations continue.
Youth arrested for impersonating police
SEVEN youth who allegedly pulled over an off-duty policewoman in Traralgon last Friday while impersonating police have been arrested and interviewed.
Employment blame game
A SHARP jump in Gippsland's unemployment rate has led to accusations the State Government has failed to use the Latrobe Valley Advantage Fund effectively.
Gippslanders caught out
Gippsland commuters have been ousted as Victoria's most notorious V/Line fare evaders, in statistics published by Public Transport Victoria last week.
Action ongoing
A LAST ditch attempt to end industrial action at Yallourn Power Station remains in the Supreme Court, as station employees continue to cut electricity generation this week.
Held in ‘high regard’
THE shock resignation of former State Premier Ted Baillieu last week left local State Government MPs, who supported his leadership, feeling "sad" and "extremely disappointed".
Employ locals: unions
UNIONS fear local workers will miss out on jobs constructing a multi-million dollar recycling plant at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill, despite the project being touted as a major boost for Latrobe Valley employment.
Proposal on the table
A PROPOSAL seeking to establish an engineering pathways project in Gippsland is being reviewed by the State Government.
Key facility still ‘on the table’
LATROBE Valley leaders are hopeful a key research facility proposed for Monash University Gippsland will remain "on the table" despite Monash's plan to withdraw from the local campus.
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.
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