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Morwell man arrested for stolen dog

POLICE NEWS - A MORWELL man was arrested in Melbourne on Monday night for allegedly stealing a puppy outside a Bentleigh East supermarket on 5 February.

Thousands to strike

ALL Latrobe Valley public school as well as some Catholic schools are expected to be affected by today's 24-hour stopwork by members of the Australian Education Union.

Protesters to front court again

TWO anti-coal activists from Melbourne will face the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court again on 25 March.

Bishop praises a ‘humble man’

When Gippsland's Catholic Bishop Christopher Prowse heard the news Pope Benedict XVI would resign later this month, he thought there had been a mistake.

Sex offender fined

COURT BRIEFS - A CONVICTED sex offender was fined $250 by the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court after he failed to inform Victoria Police of changes to his internet presence.

Applications lodged

A number of new planning permit applications have been lodged as part of National Broadband Network Co's plan to deliver high speed services to areas across Gippsland who have had limited internet access to date.

‘Failed’ obligations towards apprentices

THE Baby Boomer generation has "failed miserably in leadership roles" when it comes to mentoring young apprentices, according to a local senior union official.

Macalister books ‘misleading’

A preliminary audit of embattled Gippsland-based building company Macalister Constructions' financial accounts of recent dealings with local contractors was "grossly misleading".

Drain works not ‘fool-proof’

A LOCAL community group has warned the multi-million dollar project currently underway to address Morwell Main Drain inadequacies and prevent future Princes Freeway instability is not fool-proof.

Missing woman returns home

A Tyers woman missing since Sunday has been found safe and well.

New projects ‘imminent’

THOUGH "tenuous" Federal political circumstances have left the Latrobe Valley's power generation future in limbo, new projects for the region are "imminent".

Access wanted for growth

SUPPORT for development of a train station in the Morwell-Traralgon corridor has emerged as one of the major themes of community submissions to a Traralgon growth strategy.

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