‘Smog and bogans’
EFFORTS to "rebrand" Latrobe Valley are set to escalate in coming months but will need to combat widespread external perceptions of "smog, bogans" and "a line at Centrelink".
Workers on way to resolution
CHANTS, boos and whistles, along with the sounds of tooting car horns in support of rallying Department of Human Services workers resounded outside the office of a local politician in Traralgon yesterday afternoon.
Council’s ‘stranglehold’ released
A "SHIFT in power" within Latrobe City Council could be healthy for the region if the parochial division within wards is eradicated, according to an academic.
Predicted challenges for new council
FORMER mayor of Latrobe City foresees challenges facing the new council but said it was "on the right track".
Minister clarifies job cut numbers
THE State Government has predicted staff numbers at Gippsland's department of education will be reduced by about 18, despite fears expressed in past weeks that number could be higher than 60.
Thousands of non-voters to be fined
MORE than 15,000 Latrobe City residents who did not vote during the local government elections will be slugged with a $70 fine if their appeals are not approved by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Voters have their say
CHANGE has been forced in local government following a shock election result which has seen two councillors, including Latrobe City’s mayor, knocked out from chambers.
Close call for driver in truck spillover
A 79 year-old truck driver was rescued through his cabin windscreen by a passing driver, after his semi trailer tipped over in Morwell last Wednesday.
Easing the pressure
Ten Latrobe Valley landowners ravaged by the February 2009 bushfires have taken up a State Government offer to purchase their land, in a plan which ensures houses will never be built on the impacted properties ever again.
Process questioned
GIPPSLAND'S new primary health care umbrella organisation elected its directors last week amid accusations of improper process.
‘Gone to ground’
A STATE minister's failure to address widespread fears over the impact of education cuts in the Latrobe Valley has been likened to the "Kennett era of gagging".
Bogged by concerns
AN ongoing campaign for action on key drainage issues in Morwell has seen relevant bureaucracies agree to several community demands this month.
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Gunshot on Elgin Street
POLICE are investigating after a man suffered a gunshot wound in Morwell on Friday, October 24.
It’s believed the incident occurred on Elgin Street around...
