Water scams
Gippsland Water customers have been reminded to check identification following incidences of "bogus" operators claiming to represent the authority.
Campaign protests dental scheme axing
ONE of the country's leading oral health experts has called on the Latrobe Valley community to protest the imminent axing of a Medicare-funded dental scheme.
Statewide weapons amnesty begins
THE first firearms and weapons amnesty in more than two years has commenced, with a local police member urging members of the public with unregistered or prohibited weapons to hand them in without fears of prosecution.
CGCA washed out
Rain ruined the first day of the Energy Australia Yallourn Cup in Central Gippsland cricket with all matches washed out after only a few overs.
Investors keen for coal
CHINESE investors will be keen to access the Latrobe Valley's brown coal reserves when the State Government opens tenders for new coal allocations, possibly by the end of the year.
Trailer struck by train
Police news
Police trained to respond
LATROBE Valley's police contend with the "pointy end" of dealing with people with mental illness regularly and are often in "risky and vulnerable" positions as a result.
Mental health housing drought
A CHRONIC shortage of supported accommodation for Latrobe Valley people battling mental illness is plaguing the region, according to key service providers.
Job cuts ‘by stealth’
IT is feared up to 70 staff face losing their jobs at Gippsland's education department in coming months as part of what one insider called the "biggest slash and burn" of jobs by the State Government since the Kennett era.
Valley’s jobless rate rises
WHILE the Latrobe Valley contends with mass public sector job cuts as part of the State Government's 'Sustainable Government' initiative, figures just released show the jobless rate rose in each of our main towns in the June 2012 quarter.
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Conman arrested
Decision to come on mine discharge
Decision to come on mine discharge
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Melbourne makes Opals cut
BASKETBALL
FIBA
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
SEVEN cuts were made for the Australian Opals, with Traralgon's Jade Melbourne holding her spot.
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