Program reprieve
A VITAL Gippsland-wide midwifery education and support program has been granted a reprieve, despite the loss of government funding.
Mine conditions ‘safe’
SAFETY concerns for the Yallourn mine workforce, working round the clock to combat rising water levels in the mine, have been allayed by an on-site union inspection last week.
Govt fails on jobs: Viney
DURING the Baillieu Government's first year in office in Victoria, about 11,000 jobs were lost across Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley, according to the State Opposition.
TAFE left ‘high and dry’
WHAT was once a classroom filled with business students at Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE now stands empty.
Guidelines under microscope
THE State Government has denied claims its transition plan guidelines for TAFEs are too "stringent".
Dedication pays off
Traralgon's Mikaela Ryan was the only Latrobe Valley student to be recognised at the Premier's VCE Awards, at a ceremony held in Melbourne recently.
$50m lifeline
Morwell's ailing EnergyBrix coal briquette factory has been thrown a lifeline, landing $50 million in Federal Government funding, enabling it to continue operating for another two years.
Man dies in Driffield crash
A BOOLARRA man involved in a fatal single-vehicle car crash in the early hours of Friday morning was believed to have lost control around a bend on the Strzelecki Highway.
‘Dud policy’ deadline extended
AMID condemnation for its "abysmal" plan to close local power stations, the Federal Government conceded on Friday it had not yet reached an agreement with any generators.
‘Polarising’ debate
A MULTICULTURAL services worker fears debate about asylum seekers raging in Federal Parliament will "polarise" the community, as the contentious issue filters into the Latrobe Valley.
Building stronger relationships
EDUCATION will be the tool used to break through racial ignorance, according to Trafalgar High School student Estelle Fraser.
Unemployment figures drop
GIPPSLAND'S unemployment rate defied the odds to drop to a rate lower than the state average in May.
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Central Gippy junior premiers crowned
FOOTBALL
CENTRAL GIPPSLAND JUNIORS
By LIAM DURKIN
GRAND finals were played in the Central Gippsland Junior Football League at the weekend.
Teams converged on Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe...
