Labor defends TAFE plan
LABOR'S plan to invest heavily in TAFE, should it come into government, was reiterated by Opposition Member for Eastern Victoria Matt Viney as part of the party's Plan for Jobs and Growth released last week.
Northe strikes back
STATE Member for Morwell Russell Northe has hit back at Opposition claims he is failing the Latrobe Valley on health funding.
Police hunt Salvos swindler
A FORMER Latrobe Valley conman who has been missing for three years is wanted by police after he allegedly stole a blank cheque book at the Traralgon Salvation Army after the 2009 bushfires.
More carriages headed this way
THE State Government's confirmation it has contracted the construction and roll out of 40 new V/Line carriages will have guaranteed benefits for Latrobe Valley commuters, regardless of how few trains are dedicated to the Gippsland line, a V/Line spokesperson has assured.
A confronting profession
WHEN a Queen Victoria Market green grocer tasked his son with shaking out and folding vegetable sacks decades ago, he had inadvertently delivered his child a belated death sentence.
Lucky escape for driver
AN out-of-control driver and staff at Trafalgar's Alto Motors along the Princes Highway were "lucky" to escape unscathed after a station wagon crashed through its fencing and took out two new tractors and other equipment on Monday morning.
Development ‘injustice’ resolved
A COSTLY appeal to Victoria's administrative tribunal has resolved a Latrobe City permit fight in favour of the developers.
Get ready to listen
THE personal stories of three Latrobe Valley families tragically affected by asbestos related disease have been published online by a national asbestos support group, in an effort to increase awareness of the "horrendous" diseases.
Wet welcome
BORONIA'S Werner Amrein is a cyclist accustomed to the cold.
Priority projects earmarked
GIPPSLAND Regional Aquatic Centre has been earmarked as a priority project following Latrobe City Council's move to seek up to $15 million in Federal Government assistance.
‘Watch what you post’
BURGLARS and thieves have become more resourceful in the digital age, prompting the Morwell Police Station officer-in-charge to remind social media users to be careful of what they post online, especially leading into the holiday season.
Spending down
BELOW average investment into Latrobe City bicycle infrastructure, revealed in the annual Bicycle Network Australia council report, has been defended by council as not reflective of its long-term investment.
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A decade on: Year of the dogs, part one
FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By LIAM DURKIN
YOU have to lose one to win one.
Sometimes, you even have to lose three.
Newborough Football-Netball Club put the demons of three...
