Mantle’s broadening Valley venture
DIVERSIFIED minerals exploration company Mantle Mining Corporation has its eye set on the Latrobe Valley's rich coal reserves, with the intent of exploring areas around Callignee and Mirboo North as potential coal-mining sites.
Traralgon business picks up slack
A TRARALGON commercial automotive business has picked up a major contract with one of the region's largest dairy processors, which has outsourced the maintenance of its dairy tanker fleet.
Power generator recovering
YALLOURN Power Station has successfully reinstated a third power generator this week, after boosting coal supplies from its water-logged mine.
Burning desire to lead
MOE'S Tara Paulson is prepared to dedicate her career to fighting fires, after the 24 year-old old recently won the Russell 'Toby' Williams encouragement award at the 76th annual Moe Country Fire Authority presentation evening.
Drainage problems swamp residents
LATROBE City Council will investigate preventable flood measures, after many homes were repeatedly inundated with water during the June floods.
Waiting for the right moment
WHAT initially started as a "passing hobby" soon developed into an ardent passion for photographer Matthew Fowler.
Community up in arms
CONCERNED Mirboo North and Callignee residents are feeling the pressure to protect their towns from being "annihilated" after two separate notices of applications for exploration licences were given by the same mining company.
Camp confusion stirs tourism
PIONEER Gippsland families like the Lees and the Polkinghornes, regard the historic gold mining town of Walhalla as a priceless part of their heritage, and they are furious about what they see as a campaign to banish them from their ancestral ground.
‘Inefficient’ budget adopted
LATROBE City Council's 2012/13 budget was adopted on Monday night, despite a councillor's fear of "inefficiencies".
Stem cell acceptance on the rise
PUBLIC acceptance of stem cell therapies has increased in recent years, with a renowned global expert believing Australians could be more accepting than Americans.
Students trial new technology
A GIPPSLAND TAFE hopes to increase literacy and numeracy skills in students using mobile technology devices.
Re-gas price hike
With winter greeting the Latrobe Valley with some of its iciest mornings, Delhuntie Youth Camp in Trafalgar East wanted to make sure its young campers were as comfortable as realistically possible.
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Restoring confidence in VCAA
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THE state government is overhauling the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority to provide full confidence to Victorian students, families and schools.
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