More security for Traralgon CBD
TRARALGON is set to receive additional safety and security infrastructure around the central business district to deter crime in the area.
Power output boost
Yallourn Power Station has predicted it will boost power generation three-fold this week, with a coal supply conveyor belt due to be reinstated this Wednesday.
Funds, but no set plan
DESPITE receiving millions of dollars in funding, GippsAero is yet to confirm if it will use Latrobe Regional Airport as the manufacturing hub for its new 18-seat aircraft.
New apprenticeship support providers
THREE new providers have officially been selected to run Australian Apprenticeships Centres in the Gippsland region, according to the Federal Government.
Ensuring history lives on
THE epic battle between Japanese and Australian forces during World War II has been remembered in a photographic display mounted in the Traralgon Returned and Services League foyer.
An emotional journey
THE gruelling eight-day trek through the Papua New Guinean jungle on the Kokoda Trail has brought Traralgon friends Rebecca Crick and Kate Duxbury closer, despite the challenges faced and tears shed along the way.
Progress made on Yallourn
IT MAY be "weeks" before the coal supply conveyor belt in the Yallourn mine is operational again, but its owner TRUenergy says it has made progress in identifying interim solutions to the disruptions caused to its power supply following the recent floods.
Call for patience
CLAIMS the carbon tax could force at least a partial closure of Energy Brix by the start of July have been dismissed by a federal minister as "media manipulation".
Getting more from life
There is more to boxing than just "hitting people", according to Trafalgar boxer Cathy Saleta.
Valley primed for opportunities
BILLION dollar coal export opportunities with international economic benefits should evolve in the Latrobe Valley within the next decade but the region's skills base will need to keep pace.
Development targets apprentices
AN innovative Latrobe City Council driven project is a step closer to supporting apprentices, after council earmarked a site for potential development.
Excess loads plague staff
EXCESS workloads and chronic staff shortages continue to plague Latrobe Valley mental health workers as they prepare to step up their industrial campaign.
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