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Latrobe’s ‘unacceptable’ road toll

EIGHT deaths on Latrobe Valley roads are behind a local police decision to increase their road patrol presence by 50 per cent during the summer period.

Ward concerns – council elections 2012

CONFUSION over the ward restructure, which comes into effect for the next four years following the Latrobe City Council October elections, was aired at a public candidate meeting in Traralgon

Job cuts ‘by stealth’

IT is feared up to 70 staff face losing their jobs at Gippsland's education department in coming months as part of what one insider called the "biggest slash and burn" of jobs by the State Government since the Kennett era.

Valley’s jobless rate rises

WHILE the Latrobe Valley contends with mass public sector job cuts as part of the State Government's 'Sustainable Government' initiative, figures just released show the jobless rate rose in each of our main towns in the June 2012 quarter.

Police News

Conman arrested

Decision to come on mine discharge

Decision to come on mine discharge

‘Hard road’ to travel

Moe singer-songwriter Darcy Fox is heading to Elmore today to compete in a heat of the Telstra Road to Discovery.

A cycle of safety

CYCLISTS, beware - as part of the 29th annual Safe Cycle month, an annual campaign by Victoria Police, you may be pulled over for doing the wrong thing, or even for doing it right.

Water costs to slow down

RAPIDLY rising water costs in Gippsland are set to slow down according to Gippsland Water's final 'Water Plan 3' proposal which was released yesterday.

Fight to combat heart disease

Fight to combat heart disease

Valley safe despite concerns

Valley safe despite concerns

Retail business jobs boom

Retail business jobs boom

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What’s old is new in North Gippy

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT     THE separation between the best and the rest gets slimmer. Following results in Round 9 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, we...