Call for public housing security in Gippsland
PROPOSED State Government changes to tenancy tenure has instigated Latrobe City Council to call on the government to provide public housing security to Gippsland residents.
Valley’s ‘moral’ right to millions
LATROBE City Council has stepped up its campaign to see any money withdrawn from the proposed HRL dual gas project "immediately applied" to Latrobe Valley job creation projects.
Challenging debate surprises
A GROUP of young Gippsland students were challenged to debate on some international topics recently, surprising audiences and themselves, as they did so with ease.
No guarantee for jobs
HOMEGROWN group training organisation Apprenticeships Group Australia has removed its guarantee on employment for its apprentices.
Comprehensive game plan needed
THE hunt is on for farming projects and agricultural initiatives which will secure Gippsland as the nation's premier food bowl, as a bold government and private sector plan moves into its next phase.
Passionate hard workers
THE banging of wood and echo of a jigsaw are not unusual sounds to be heard bellowing from the Folk Museum in Old Gippstown.
Online sex predator jailed
A SEXUAL predator posing as pop singer Justin Bieber was recently sentenced to 10 years' jail in the United Kingdom after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges against more than 30 children aged between 13 to 15 years, including a Latrobe Valley girl.
Wet start to August
RECENT rains in the Latrobe Valley have kicked off a wet start to August, with 39.2 millimetres recorded for the month as of Friday.
No plans to close offices: VicRoads
VICROADS has moved to quell a claim by the Australian Services Union it has plans to cut the numbers of its regional offices.
Same view, different strokes
LIFE is all about perspective and the individual's way of approaching things, and evidence of this and how colourful things can be is now on display at the Art Resource Collective, Yinnar.
Target set for apprentices
A LOFTY target of "50 jobs in 50 weeks" by 30 June 2013 has been set by Regional Development Victoria under the State Government's new Gippsland Apprentices Program.
‘Ups and downs’ heading north
HAZELWOOD resident Sam Alexander has had a challenging six months on the Bicentennial Trail with his horses to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Machete ban sweeps Victoria
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THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes.
Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28.
Premier Jacinta Allan...
