Latrobe Valley NBN divide likely
ANALYSIS: The likelihood of Latrobe Valley households outside of Traralgon actually receiving fibre optic broadband direct to the doorstep are slim under a Coalition Government, according to an Express analysis of opposition broadband policy.
Waiting to connect
Jacinta Hicken has been lobbying for high speed broadband to come to Mirboo North since she moved to town over four years ago.
Youth funding backflip
Latrobe Valley's education stakeholders have slammed an apparent State Government backflip as a "complete balls-up", after funding uncertainty threw a school-based suicide prevention program into disarray.
Mill picket line dissolved
Unions and Australian Paper contractor Chelgrave are in the process of finalising an enterprise bargaining agreement for about a dozen workers, after a seven-day picket line at the Maryvale Mill was dissolved on Friday.
GippsAero blames sales fall
Further details surrounding GippsAero's shock announcement of moves to shed about 40 jobs have emerged, with the company issuing a statement last week.
Jacob’s new mate
TWO and-a-half year-old Jacob Grant has found himself a new furry friend, after the fatal shooting of his pet husky Peppa on Anzac Day.
Aero jobs in free fall
Latrobe Valley’s flagship manufacturing operation GippsAero is moving to shed about 40 workers, in a restructure which has taken government stakeholders by surprise.
Valley teachers vote yes
Latrobe Valley's primary and secondary teaching community has voted to accept a pay deal from the State Government, however the agreement is yet to attract comprehensive support.
Mill lockout remains
ABOUT a dozen workers remain locked out of Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill, supported by about 140 of the plant's maintenance workforce as unions and the site's major contractor continue their dispute over an enterprise bargaining agreement.
Federal budget: welfare sector disappointed
A local welfare group has expressed disappointment in the federal budget's failure to grant widely-called-for increases to unemployment benefits.
Moe’s anxious wait
The protracted plan to revitalise Moe's town centre has reached a crucial point as the state and federal governments formally consider whether they will fund the project.
Battersby focused on ‘opportunities’
A PLAN to build domestic student numbers at Monash University Gippsland by easing entry requirements was outlined to local staff this week.
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Maroons grind out hard fought victory
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GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
By LIAM DURKIN
ROUND 8 of the Gippsland League was spread across Saturday and Sunday at the weekend.
The round carried greater gravitas than usual,...
