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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. 

A month of train delays

At least four weeks of delays are expected on the Gippsland V/Line rail service, after it partially closed again yesterday afternoon due to ongoing track stability issues. 

Rain cripples V/Line track

A major accident on a Gippsland V/Line service was avoided by “sheer luck” on Sunday night, when a train ran over a sunken section of track west of Morwell while travelling at high speed. 

Who is the voice of Gippsland?

GIPPSLAND boasts impressive “points of difference” compared with other Victorian regions, but needs a “voice” to communicate that externally, according to Victoria’s peak business body.

Not like them: youth

When Sudanese student Tethloach Pel Kum read the front page headline ‘African Youth Crime Concern’, of a metropolitan newspaper earlier this week, he became upset and angry. 

Industrial action threat

The threat of industrial action at Hazelwood Power Station will take a step up today, as union members decide what form of action to implement after a long running dispute over worker redundancies.

TAFE music in limbo

It was a jovial scene on the streets of Morwell of Monday; echoes of guitar, drums and vocals bounced through the commercial district as a cohort of local musicians staged an impromptu live set. 

Calls for ‘guidance and support’

Gippsland residents against mining in their communities have taken their fight to local and state governments. 

Sale man in fatal collision

A 32 year-old Sale man was involved in a fatal accident when the car he was driving collided with a truck east of Traralgon last Wednesday morning.

NBN roll-out on schedule

The scheduled roll-out of the National Broadband Network across the Latrobe Valley is set to go ahead as planned despite a forecast national delay to the program.

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