Nod to move forward
DESPITE the volatility of federal politics last week, a Gippsland delegation to Canberra secured a long-awaited endorsement from the Federal Government of the region’s plans for its future.
Job figures fall
LAST week's regional jobs figures, while referred to as "steady" by the State Government, were "nothing to crow about" in Gippsland, according to the State Opposition.
Negotiations underway
THE site selection process for a planned Latrobe Valley-based magnesium plant, set to commence by mid-2015, had been narrowed to two locations.
Strike action abandoned
A planned 24-hour stop work at Loy Yang B was abandoned at the last minute after unions and GDF-Suez came to an agreement in the Fair Work Commission.
Man charged following double fatality
A Traralgon man is due to appear in Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court today over a double fatality collision which occurred in Glengarry early Saturday morning.
Payment change hits parents hard
THE Federal Government's decision to move about 100,000 single parents in Australia from the parenting payment to the Newstart allowance this year has hit Latrobe Valley's single parents hard and evoked an emotional response from many.
Performance pay off the table
A MOVE by the State Government to take the issue of performance pay for teachers off the negotiating table has been welcomed as a small, positive step in the right direction by the Australian Education Union Victorian branch.
One Gippsland to lobby for local investment
AN intensive pre-election lobby effort aimed at securing investment for Gippsland is underway in Canberra this week.
Power sell off was ‘best thing’
NO single issue has transformed the Latrobe Valley more than the Kennet government's privatisation of the power industry.
Work up for grabs
A PROPOSED $45 million retail precinct for Warragul is tipped to create up to 600 jobs, including about 200 construction jobs Latrobe Valley workers can vie for.
Workers ready for walkout
THE stage is set for Latrobe Valley's first power station walkout in recent history, as more than 100 Loy Yang B employees prepare for a station wide 24-hour stop-work, due to commence early tomorrow morning.
Mountains of minutes wanted
LATROBE City Council is seeking access to decades of meeting minutes to help it make sense of Monash University's proposal to merge its Gippsland campus with the University of Ballarat.
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
STAFF WRITERS
SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
