New cops for Division 5
The injection of 25 additional new members to Eastern Division's District Five, which encompasses the local government areas of Latrobe, Baw Baw and Bass Coast has been welcomed by a top cop.
Multi-level collaboration
The message to people participating in antisocial behaviour in the Traralgon multi-storey car park is clear: we will be watching you.
Cancer treatment claims refuted
CLAIMS Latrobe Valley’s cancer patients could no longer receive radiation treatment at Latrobe Regional Hospital have been staunchly denied by the service provider.
Fracking freeze for Gld
Fracking freeze for Gippsland
Industrial action averted
Looming industrial action at Hazelwood's power station and mine this week looks to have been averted, after unions and station management agreed on the terms of redundancy for a handful of employees.
Yallourn situation ‘under control’
After over two months of frantic activity and numerous setbacks, TRUenergy's sustained response to Morwell River's collapse into the Yallourn mine has finally brought the situation under control.
V/Line customers asked to arrive early
V/Line customers have been asked to arrive at Traralgon and Morwell stations 20 minutes earlier to catch connecting buses as works begin today fixing the sunken track near Morwell.
Highway duplication named priority
Completion of Princes Highway East’s duplication between Traralgon and Sale has been named a State Government priority.
Call for power stations’ ‘retirement’
SOME of Australia’s largest environment groups joined forces in Canberra on Tuesday imploring the Federal Government to provide “certainty” to the Latrobe Valley by announcing the “retirement” of local power stations.
Freight capacity needed
CONCERNS inadequate freight capacity in Gippsland could jeopardise opportunities to secure investors keen to do business here have been raised with the State Government by regional leaders.
Supermarket theft
A man believed to be in his early 20s committed an armed robbery at the Aldi Morwell supermarket on Tuesday around 12.15pm.
Lakes concerns allayed
After two months of anxious waiting, Gippsland Lakes stakeholder concerns over potential water contamination in discharges from the Yallourn open cut have been allayed.