Key facility still ‘on the table’
LATROBE Valley leaders are hopeful a key research facility proposed for Monash University Gippsland will remain "on the table" despite Monash's plan to withdraw from the local campus.
Employment blame game
A SHARP jump in Gippsland's unemployment rate has led to accusations the State Government has failed to use the Latrobe Valley Advantage Fund effectively.
Gippslanders caught out
Gippsland commuters have been ousted as Victoria's most notorious V/Line fare evaders, in statistics published by Public Transport Victoria last week.
New road safety measures welcomed
NEW measures to target distracted road users, including tougher penalties for those caught using their mobile phones while driving, have been welcomed by groups concerned with road safet
Saving a Gippsland icon
GIPPSLAND wildlife carers fear Victorian koalas will "fall through our fingers" if funding for health studies is not increased.
Ambos’ ‘monster frustrations’
LATROBE Valley paramedics have warned this week vulnerable local patients are at risk from an ambulance service buckling under the strain of minimal resources, extreme workloads, delayed arrivals, a "disastrous" amalgamation and a failing dispatch system.
Parley with Avenue Q’s Princeton
Parley with Avenue Q's Princeton
From Broadway to Grey Street
PUPPET nudity, swearing, stereotypes and adult humour with a "genuine sweetness" will be brought to life in the bright stage lights when a cast of local performers bring American musical Avenue Q to town.
Apprentice wage fight pushes on
MOVES to increase apprentices' minimum wages have been welcomed by a local senior union member, who called for a full inquiry into the reportedly "decades-old" award system.
A chance at completion
NEWBOROUGH resident Glen Stanlake was on the brink of completing his apprenticeship training as an electrician when he found himself out of work last year.
Clearing the air
CONCERNS about the health impacts brown coal power station emissions are having on Latrobe Valley residents will be assessed by a senate inquiry, submissions for which close tomorrow.
Plans to up discharge
YALLOURN power station is moving to expand its water discharge allowance by more than 50 per cent, as it anticipates a gradual ramping up of water pumping from its open cut mine to the Latrobe River.
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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...
