Council condemns Monash
Latrobe City Council will call on the Federal Government to intervene in the proposed merger of Monash University's Gippsland campus and the University of Ballarat.
Updated views on same-sex marriage
A LOCAL politician will seek updated feedback from the community on the issue of same-sex marriage in the next three months after acknowledging the limitations of a survey conducted almost three years ago.
Missing pet
LOCAL snake catcher Jeff Mathieson has called on Traralgon python enthusiasts to check their tanks, because somebody somewhere, is missing a house pet.
Funding falls short
ONE of Latrobe Valley's largest rehabilitative support services is being forced to turn away family violence offenders, as a spike in assault charges continues to burden the system.
Generators scale back
GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Latrobe Valley's brown coal fired generators have fallen about 13 per cent, indicating a significant scale back in power generation over the past year.
TAFE enrolments rise marginally
DESPITE the headwinds of the last few months with funding cuts, Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE has seen preliminary enrolment numbers increase about three per cent from the same time last year.
Alliance augurs well for GippsTAFE
THE proposed alliance between the University of Ballarat and Monash University Gippsland will augur well for Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE, which has existing partnerships with both institutions.
Elected reps weigh in on Monash debate
LOCAL elected local representatives have contributed their views to a proposed merger University of Ballarat and Monash University's Gippsland campus alliance, expressing cautious optimism at the news.
Strong earnings growth for AGL
The takeover of Loy Yang A power station last year has helped deliver new owner AGL a six-month profit of $364.7 million.
Blame game continues
AS politicians continue to blame one another for shortfalls in elective surgery treatment, Latrobe Regional Hospital's most recent data shows it treated almost 100 people less last quarter than the previous quarter.
Safety concerns
YALLOURN power station's outoing security personnel have flagged concerns for the site's ability to respond to major emergency incidents.
Monash merger proposal
STAFF and students of Monash University's Gippsland campus are this week trying
to make sense of the institution's shock announcement it would move to form an
alliance with the University of Ballarat.
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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...
