Council takes on VCAT
Latrobe City Council fears a planning decision made from Melbourne could set a precedent for developers to construct multi-storey unit blocks anywhere across the Latrobe Valley as long as the site is close to a local fish and chip shop or convenience store.
Ambos’ efforts thanked
AS doctors this week publicly called for children to be banned from riding quad bikes, the family of an East Gippsland boy was reunited with paramedics who saved their three year-old's life in a freak quad bike accident last month.
Violence in hospitals grows
LATROBE Valley nurses are subjected to death threats and assaults on the job and want to see security personnel permanently manned at Latrobe Regional Hospital to protect them.
Call-out under review
AMBULANCE Victoria will review its handling of a Gippsland 'call-out' which saw the service criticised in State Parliament recently.
Pressure mounts on EPA
Pressure is mounting from within the scientific community for authorities to address a "serious knowledge gap" in human caused mercury deposits, after levels in Latrobe Catchment waterways were found breaching safe environmental guidelines.
Waste company raided
A Trafalgar waste management business has been raided by police and environmental authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal dumping practices.
Latrobe to get new top cop
Latrobe Inspector Mick West has taken on the acting role of superintendent for Victoria Police eastern region, division five, following a transfer to Melbourne by Superintendent Tess Walsh.
Accused meth dealer pleads guilty
A 34 year-old Traralgon man has pleaded guilty to trafficking a commercial quantity of methamphetamine between July 2011 and June 2012.
NBN under Turnbull
The Express looks at the internet infrastructure towns like Morwell, Churchill, Rosedale and Mirboo North would likely have rolled out under a Coalition Government.
Job statistics confuse
A news story claiming Gippsland boasts a three per cent unemployment rate, in the metropolitan media last week, has been debunked by the Federal Government's most recent quarterly data.
Valley funds reduced
CONFIRMATION the Latrobe Valley can now expect an average of less than $2 million per year over six years in Federal Government support for the region's transition to a cleaner economy will force a rethink on local priorities.
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.
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Another Traralgon bronzed Aussie
BASKETBALL
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BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE latest medal for Will Hamilton, while not gold, proved to be one of the best achievements yet for the Traralgon junior...
