A family in tatters
It's been almost 17 months since the video footage taken on a Trafalgar abattoir slaughter room floor, obtained with permission by a 'TAFE photography student', sparked one of Gippsland's most controversial animal abuse cases.
Cruelty charges dropped
The State Government remains silent amid heightened criticism over its handling of animal abuse accusations at a Trafalgar abattoir, which shut down a 60 year-old family business in late 2011.
Idle ambulance data challenged
DATA showing ambulances sat idle for more than 300 "unfilled shifts" in Gippsland last year has been challenged by Ambulance Victoria.
University stoush escalates
TENSIONS between Latrobe City Council and Monash University have intensified following a professor's thinly-veiled attack on council's criticism of the institution.
Waste scheme rubbished
Latrobe City Council has vowed to better communicate with the public about its hard waste services following community outrage over long delays and tight restrictions during the weekend's no-charge drop-off service
Nurses put the challenge out
Witnessing first hand the life-saving power of blood donations across her career, nursing lecturer Ainsley James knew how important it was to donate.
Opening up together
Living with prostate cancer can make you feel 'bloody lonely sometimes'. But it doesn't have to be.
Department merger concerns
AN environmental group has raised concerns planned State Government department mergers might see new brown coal projects fast-tracked in the Latrobe Valley.
Valley teacher pay rise in sight
Latrobe Valley public school teachers are set to receive hard-fought pay rises this year, after one of the most drawn out industrial disputes in recent history drew to a symbolic close yesterday.
Back-to-back strike action
Ongoing industrial action at Yallourn Power Station is creating tensions among the workforce, according to owner-operator EnergyAustralia, where a 48-hour stop work on power generation was due to commence this morning.
Solution for more beds
Gippsland's high demand for respite places has government and industry representatives calling on the Federal Government to help local aged care facilities provide more beds.
Racecourse rocked by vandals
A FIFTH act of vandalism in as many weeks at Moe Racing Club has pushed back the track's multi-million dollar redevelopment in a saga which has cost the organisation about $30,000 in damage.
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Delburn turbines could be as tall as Loy Yang cooling towers
By AIDAN KNIGHT
THE State Electricity Commission hosted a series of drop-in sessions recently, catering to both community and industry, in an effort to educate...
