Universal cover call
FEARS ambulance costs prevent heart attack victims from phoning Triple Zero have prompted the National Heart Foundation to call for universal ambulance cover.
Feds refuse to stop cuts to hospitals
AN investigation into how costs can be broadly cut from Latrobe Regional Hospital's already lean budget is now underway following the Federal Government's steadfast refusal last week to reconsider its grab from the hospital's bottom line.
Slowing industry hurts apprentices
STATE Government statistics showing a decline in the total apprentice numbers in Victoria over the past nine months have not surprised industry players.
Protest action slammed
Environmental protestors have been slammed by local emergency authorities for wasting "vital" resources, after occupying the side of a Yallourn Power Station cooling tower for more than 24 hours late last week.
Voicing their concerns
Perched 50 metres off the ground on the side of a power station cooling tower is not your average way of spending a Thursday night.
A new Valley vision
A bold vision in which Yallourn power station's open cut mine becomes a giant composting facility has taken out first place in an international urban design competition.
Callers left waiting
CASES of people with disabilities being abandoned by taxi service provider 13CABS have emerged following changes to the administration of the transport service since July.
Drawing to a close
IT has been a challenging 10 months on the Bicentennial Trail for Churchill resident Sam Alexander, who has learnt exactly what he is made of, after going through weeks of isolation riding through challenging terrain.
Local issues raised
THE Committee for Gippsland has capped off a busy fortnight with a final ministerial forum for the year and the appointment of its 2013 board.
Quake claims still ongoing
BUILDING surveyors are still investigating claims of cosmetic and structural damage in Latrobe Valley households, almost six months after the 19 June earthquake which originated south west of Moe.
Job security questioned
JOB security in Gippsland's paper industry could be called into question if the Federal Government continues to outsource supply contracts to cheaper Asian produced paper imports, Australian Paper has warned.
Power station switched on
THE phrase "saving money while reducing emissions" was echoed by stakeholders as they unveiled the $11 million pilot energy generation project Nova Power gas-fired power sub-station in Traralgon on Tuesday.
