Ministers’ loss felt
THE loss of two Federal Ministers with ties to the Latrobe Valley will challenge efforts by local leaders to keep the Latrobe Valley firmly on the federal agenda.
Valley digs deep to top biggest efforts
AN anonymous Latrobe Valley family has played a pivotal role in helping Traralgon's Royal Exchange Hotel Cork Club make its biggest ever contribution to the Good Friday Appeal.
Local carers overlooked
DESPITE the Federal Government celebrating the passage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme bill through parliament, local carers warn they have been overlooked in the legislation.
‘You are not alone’
IF drug and alcohol worker Charlotte Anderson had a key message for families battling to support ice users through their addiction, it would be to shed the self-blame and understand they are not alone.
Give apprentices a go
LOCAL businesses who hire trade apprentices have been urged to take advantage of a financial incentive provided by the State Government through the Gippsland Apprentices Program, which aims to have 50 apprentices employed by 30 June.
Support university proposal: PVC
THE broader Gippsland community has been urged to stand by and embrace the proposal for an expanded regional university by Monash University Gippsland Campus' Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Robin Pollard.
Power station to get protester pay-out
ANTI-coal activists who scaled a cooling tower at the Yallourn Power Station in December have been ordered to pay $2500 each in compensation to EnergyAustralia.
Strike threat looms
THE looming threat of industrial action has resurfaced at Yallourn power station, where shift workers are preparing to walk off the job next Wednesday.
Stretched to breaking point
GIPPSLAND has the most under-resourced ambulance service in Victoria, raising fears among paramedics the service will hit breaking point this Easter.
Ongoing trend of neglect
A MOVE to retrench 37 Hazelwood power station contractors has been met with widespread alarm from unions, who fear it will further entrench a "disturbing and ongoing trend" of maintenance cutbacks in the power industry.
A taste of Easter
Amber enjoyed her first taste of chocolate when the Easter Bunny visited the Moe Central Child Care and Kindergarten centre yesterday.
Moe debate comes to a boil
One of Latrobe City Council's most controversial moves since its formation will this evening come to a head.
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Mighty Moe back with the big guns of bowls
BOWLS
STRZELECKI NORTH
SATURDAY PENNANT
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
BACK against the very best.
Moe will return to the top level of Strzelecki North bowls after clinching the Division 2...
