New data paints bleak picture
THE latest Census figures have confirmed unemployment rates in the Latrobe local government area are significantly higher than the state and national average at 7.9 per cent, compared to 5.4 and 5.6 per cent, respectively.
More funds needed
LATROBE Valley's key family violence service stakeholders have called for an urgent injection of government funds to respond to "soaring" reports of abuse in the region.
The horrors of war
THE mental scars will never heal for Vietnam veteran Terry Blackford, but Sunday's Remembrance Day ceremony at Morwell Returned and Services League is a chance for him to acknowledge the nightmares of the past.
Claims cuts to impact on roads
VICROADS has denied claims Gippsland will be affected by State Government moves to halve road resurfacing funds and cut hundreds of VicRoads staff statewide.
Good results but resources stretched
THE Latrobe Valley's new Family Violence Unit has succeeded in pressuring courts to "recognise the seriousness of the issue", according to one of its founders.
Weapons stolen
Latrobe Valley police have appealed for Hazelwood North residents to report any suspicious car activity believed to have taken place on 28 or 29 October, after two shotguns were stolen from an unattended property.
Uncertainty lingers over site
GIPPSAERO is set to expand its overseas market but uncertainty still looms over where it will build its new aircraft.
Cuts begin to bite
POLITICAL debate over cuts to health funding, and the implications for local hospital waiting lists, intensified last week.
Enrolments are ‘vital’
CENTRAL Gippsland Institute of TAFE's uncertain future lies at the mercy of next year's student enrolments, its chief executive has admitted, amid concerns State Government cuts have sent the institute spiralling into financial disarray.
Mental health challenges nationwide
A "CRISIS-driven" approach to mental health in the Latrobe Valley is leading to poor outcomes, according to a senator who toured the region recently.
Valley ‘still left wanting’
DESPITE Latrobe Valley being identified as a 'hot-spot' in desperate need of new mental health nursing positions when they are rolled out across Victoria, allocations are tipped to fall well short of meeting those needs.
LRH takes on more graduates
NURSING graduate numbers at Latrobe Regional Hospital are set to increase next year despite union claims up to 40 per cent of the state's nursing and midwifery graduates will miss out on placements.
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
STAFF WRITERS
SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
