Campaign protests dental scheme axing
ONE of the country's leading oral health experts has called on the Latrobe Valley community to protest the imminent axing of a Medicare-funded dental scheme.
Statewide weapons amnesty begins
THE first firearms and weapons amnesty in more than two years has commenced, with a local police member urging members of the public with unregistered or prohibited weapons to hand them in without fears of prosecution.
CGCA washed out
Rain ruined the first day of the Energy Australia Yallourn Cup in Central Gippsland cricket with all matches washed out after only a few overs.
Investors keen for coal
CHINESE investors will be keen to access the Latrobe Valley's brown coal reserves when the State Government opens tenders for new coal allocations, possibly by the end of the year.
Trailer struck by train
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Police trained to respond
LATROBE Valley's police contend with the "pointy end" of dealing with people with mental illness regularly and are often in "risky and vulnerable" positions as a result.
Mental health housing drought
A CHRONIC shortage of supported accommodation for Latrobe Valley people battling mental illness is plaguing the region, according to key service providers.
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.
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.
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Final VicGrid plan coming
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...
