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Water pumping ceases

EMERGENCY approvals granted to Energy Australia allowing the company to pump water from the Yallourn open-cut mine into Latrobe River have ceased.

Slow land changeover

LATROBE City hosted Gippsland's lowest count of rural land sales in the 2004 to 2008 period, a landmark study has found.

Just for the money

DESPITE having had "plenty of sex" in her married life, the first time Sarah did it for money was a terrifying experience.

Back to school activities affected

AS the new schooling year kicks off, public schools in the Latrobe Valley have seen some changes or disruptions to their usual welcome activities as part of teachers' industrial action.

Police on hand as Moe review moves forward

DISCONTENT continues to build among Moe residents over the shelving of a multi-million dollar revitalisation project for the town centre.

A show of support

GIPPSLAND is set to become the next regional frontier for pushing equal rights for the gay community, with local support groups to unite in a public rally underway.

Widening the gap

MULTIPLE cuts to State Government school programs are threatening the educational prospects of large numbers of Latrobe Valley students.

Motions carried at Moe rally

A call for Latrobe City's West Ward councillors to immediately resign was met with applause by the majority attending Friday's Moe community information night.

‘Intense negotiations’ to begin this week

IT is believed work bans scheduled by public school Australian Education Union members, including a 24-hour stop work on 14 February, will continue as scheduled despite "intense negotiations" set to happen this week between the union and State Government.

Drainage decision welcomed

Trafalgar residents have welcomed Baw Baw Shire Council's recent decision to redirect funds to the Trafalgar Drainage Program, which would address the community's frustration with the "failing infrastructure".

Diminishing role for coal

THE Latrobe Valley's brown coal is projected to play no role in Australia's electricity generation by 2049-50, according to new research released by a Federal Government body.

Cautious response to report

A REPORT predicting brown coal's role in Australia's electricity generation and consumption will be wiped out within decades, has been cautiously received locally.

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