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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.

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

Bike path on the back foot

Bike path on the back foot

MP challenged to connect

MP challenged to connect

Police news

Police news

Latrobe City Council candidates

TWENTY-two candidates have nominated for Latrobe City Council’s four wards for the 26 October postal election.

Home engulfed

Fire erupted in a Moe household on Tuesday evening, engulfing the front two rooms of the Margaret Street residence. 

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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,...