Minister welcomes increased enrolments
DESPITE figures from the Victorian Centre for Tertiary Admissions showing TAFE applications had tumbled 25.8 per cent this year, Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall said only a fraction of TAFE enrolments occurred through VTAC.
Unfortunate wording
FOLLOWING outrage over a memo sent late last year by the Education Department to school principals, Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession Peter Hall has acknowledged "some of the words might have been better chosen".
Police investigating suspicious fire
A SUSPICIOUS grass fire in Boolarra on Thursday is being investigated by Victoria Police.
Close shave for Power
A GIPPSLAND Power pre-season altitude camp at Mt Hotham came to an abrupt end on Tuesday evening, when the team had to be airlifted to safety in the face of a Mt Feathertop fire.
Remembering lost friends
PARAMEDIC Don Gillies has seen a lot during his 31 years with Ambulance Victoria.
More NBN towers planned
THE first two of an expected 12 planning permit applications for National Broadband Network Co towers across the Latrobe Valley have been advertised.
Redevelopment underway at LRH
DEMOLITION works kick-started the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre's multi-million dollar expansion at Latrobe Regional Hospital last week, paving the way for redevelopment of the hospital's main entrance.
Saying goodbye to a hero
THE absence of some friends and colleagues at the funeral service of fallen Department of Sustainability and Environment firefighter Peter Cramer was felt despite the hundreds of others who gathered in Traralgon on Monday.
Valley on high alert
AS the mercury rises to a high of 36 degrees today in the Latrobe Valley, authorities have reminded Gippslanders the region faces increased fire danger until at least Friday afternoon.
‘Prepare for worst’
RESIDENTS of Glengarry and Tyers have been told to "prepare for the worst" with hot and windy conditions sweeping through Gippsland over the next two days, adding to bushfire concerns.
Finally ready for action
THIRTEEN months after its acclaimed arrival at Country Fire Authority's Traralgon station, the 'Bronto' ladder platform is finally ready for action.
Tyers fatality last night
A MAN aged in his 40s has died in a car crash along Tyers Road about 10.20pm
yesterday.
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