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Drivers caught out

MORE than 40 drivers received infringement notices on Thursday afternoon in a Latrobe Highway Patrol police blitz.

Clean coal stalls

INVESTMENT difficulties have stymied Latrobe Valley's most advanced clean coal technology project, delaying production of export-grade coal briquettes for at least another eight months.

Works begin on recycling plant

THE year-long construction of Maryvale Mill's landmark recycling plant, which has been estimated to create 140 project jobs on site, has commenced this month.

Health training centre misses out

LATROBE Community Health Service has vowed to continue to fight for funding to replace its ageing Churchill facility after being knocked back by Regional Development Australia for a multi-million dollar grant.

Budget stalemate continues

ANOTHER fruitless meeting between health ministers last week has left Latrobe Regional Hospital with little hope of avoiding ongoing service reductions.

Lacklustre industry despite promised funds

THE construction industry in country Victoria, including the Gippsland region, has slowed down in tandem with a shrinking national construction sector, which declined for the 32nd consecutive month in January.

Local runner dies in NZ

MORWELL resident Duncan Orr was killed in a motor vehicle accident near Christchurch in New Zealand at the weekend.

We must move forward

ON Wednesday night Moe residents will gather in a bid to influence the design of their town's revitalisation.

Wage offer voted down

GIPPSLAND paramedics joined ambulance union delegates from all over Victoria last week to vote down State Government wage offers they deemed "insulting".

MACP review likely to continue despite petition

A LAST-ditch effort to stop the Moe Activity Centre Plan review in its tracks is likely to fail.

Thousands rally in Melbourne

THOUSANDS of Victorian school staff including those from the Latrobe Valley participated in a "very successful" rally in Melbourne last week, according to Australian Education Union Gippsland region organiser Jeff Gray.

‘Beggars at the table’

A STATE minister has warned Latrobe Valley was in danger of becoming "beggars at the table" and forced to rely on coal exported from interstate, if recent energy projections were realised.

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