Jail term ‘only outcome’
A TRARALGON man has been sentenced to 18 months jail after he was found guilty of shooting a 10 year-old girl in the buttocks with an air rifle last year.
Power Ranch hearing date settled, but not case
Power Ranch Trafalgar's owner Brett Treadwell is prepared to fight Baw Baw Shire after it refused to issue the live music venue a planning permit last year, with a tribunal hearing date finally set.
DSE Gippsland firefighter dies in Tasmania
A GIPPSLAND firefighter aged in his 60s died while carrying out his duties in Tasmania yesterday afternoon.
Fuel loads spark concern
AS community concerns about roadside fuel loads flare up again while parts of Australia battle bushfires, local authorities reiterate they are fulfilling their responsibilities of maintaining roadside conditions.
Extreme weather ahead
A Total Fire Ban has been declared statewide, with temperatures expected to hit 36 degrees Celsius in the Latrobe Valley on Friday.
Yoghurt spill closes freeway
UPDATE: East-bound lanes on the Princes Freeway at Moe have reopened, after authorities cleared a major yoghurt spill following a truck accident last night.
Supporting Tassie firies
TWO Traralgon-based Department of Sustainability and Environment staff are among a team of nine Gippslanders who were deployed to Tasmania on Sunday for a five-day tour of duty to support Tasmanian firefighters.
Moe stoush escalates
MOE residents angered by a proposal to undertake a full review of the Moe Railway Revitalisation Project - Moe Activity Centre Plan have warned they will take their fight for the project to Canberra.
Paying it forward
WHEN a Yinnar resident read that all the tools used in a furniture restoration program at Gippsland Employment Skills and Training Moe were stolen before Christmas, he wanted to help.
Salon outraged over bans
LATROBE Valley's only salon with tanning beds has voiced its outrage at the State Government's decision to ban commercial solarium use at the end of 2014.
Competitor buys stores
THE severity of financial woes faced by the Dahlsens hardware store chain have become clearer this week, after a Tuesday announcement two Gippsland branches had been brought out by competitor Bunnings.
One day at a time
A MARRIED couple in their 60s have committed to run a marathon every day during 2013, fuelled only by raw food.
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Energy mix critical: Page Research Centre
By PHILIP HOPKINS
LOWER energy prices first and support for all technologies - including nuclear energy and advanced coal and gas power stations - should...
