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Maintenance shortfalls

WIDESPREAD maintenance woes affecting Latrobe Valley schools are unlikely to be eased in the next state budget despite a recent audit finding 150 Gippsland schools required about $90,000 each to bring them up to "operational standard".

Council weighs in on merger

A LATROBE City Council push for Federal Government intervention in the proposed Monash University Gippsland merger with the University of Ballarat is likely to fail.

Investigation into possible legal breach

LATROBE City Council will seek legal advice as to whether Monash University has breached a section of legislation which requires it to provide services in a fair and equal way.

Traralgon cash lenders robbed

A CASH lenders store in Traralgon was the site of an armed robbery on Wednesday afternoon.

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.

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Delburn turbines could be as tall as Loy Yang cooling towers

By AIDAN KNIGHT   THE State Electricity Commission hosted a series of drop-in sessions recently, catering to both community and industry, in an effort to educate...