Saving a Gippsland icon
GIPPSLAND wildlife carers fear Victorian koalas will "fall through our fingers" if funding for health studies is not increased.
Ambos’ ‘monster frustrations’
LATROBE Valley paramedics have warned this week vulnerable local patients are at risk from an ambulance service buckling under the strain of minimal resources, extreme workloads, delayed arrivals, a "disastrous" amalgamation and a failing dispatch system.
Parley with Avenue Q’s Princeton
Parley with Avenue Q's Princeton
From Broadway to Grey Street
PUPPET nudity, swearing, stereotypes and adult humour with a "genuine sweetness" will be brought to life in the bright stage lights when a cast of local performers bring American musical Avenue Q to town.
Apprentice wage fight pushes on
MOVES to increase apprentices' minimum wages have been welcomed by a local senior union member, who called for a full inquiry into the reportedly "decades-old" award system.
A chance at completion
NEWBOROUGH resident Glen Stanlake was on the brink of completing his apprenticeship training as an electrician when he found himself out of work last year.
Clearing the air
CONCERNS about the health impacts brown coal power station emissions are having on Latrobe Valley residents will be assessed by a senate inquiry, submissions for which close tomorrow.
Plans to up discharge
YALLOURN power station is moving to expand its water discharge allowance by more than 50 per cent, as it anticipates a gradual ramping up of water pumping from its open cut mine to the Latrobe River.
Supporting the justice process
TO be arrested by the police for committing a crime can be a harrowing experience, especially for young people who may also be a newly-arrived migrant or refuge
Maintenance shortfalls
WIDESPREAD maintenance woes affecting Latrobe Valley schools are unlikely to be eased in the next state budget despite a recent audit finding 150 Gippsland schools required about $90,000 each to bring them up to "operational standard".
Council weighs in on merger
A LATROBE City Council push for Federal Government intervention in the proposed Monash University Gippsland merger with the University of Ballarat is likely to fail.
Council condemns Monash
Latrobe City Council will call on the Federal Government to intervene in the proposed merger of Monash University's Gippsland campus and the University of Ballarat.
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