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Close call for Traralgon driver

POLICE have issued a reminder to Latrobe Valley drivers to prioritise safety when buying a new car, following a vehicle roll-over on Monday morning.

Power station to bypass union

EnergyAustralia will bypass the power industry's chief union and take an enterprise bargaining agreement offer directly to workers in a bid to break industrial deadlock.

Tribute to a son of Traralgon

ANZAC DAY - Mac Horne. His father was Dr Herbert Roger Horne, a local medical practitioner and his mother was Flora Macmillan, formerly from Hazelwood Station.

Side by side through war

ANZAC DAY - Bharansher Rai will never forget the first time he marched in the Anzac Day parade at Moe.

‘Little reprieve’ for schools

Latrobe Valley's most disadvantaged schools have missed out on extra maintenance funds, despite a statewide maintenance audit funding parts of them were in "poor condition".

Rail corridor on radar

News construction of an additional rail line between Melbourne and Dandenong is still on the government's radar has been welcomed by Latrobe Valley's transport stakeholders.

A family tradition

ANZAC DAY - A family tradition will continue today, when Samantha Dragon walks the Anzac Day parade with her great-grandfather Reg Selwyn at Yinnar.

Tourists flock to Latrobe Valley

THE number of visitors to the Latrobe Valley has increased by 45 per cent in three years, according to the latest tourism statistics.

Be careful what you post

Post content on social media as if you are having a conversation with a stranger: Latrobe police community liaison officer Leading Senior Constable Brett Godden. 

Time to rethink: C4G

THE Committee for Gippsland has thrown its support behind a new, regionally focused university, claiming the region needs to "radically rethink" its approach to higher education.

Staff are important assets

A KEY union has urged Monash University Gippsland to resist the urge to make its staff "the easy option" for addressing looming revenue cuts.

Combet reaffirms compo

The Federal Government is digging in over its commitment to compensate Latrobe Valley's brown coal fired generators, amid increasing calls for the handouts to be dropped.

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