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".
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.
Farewelling Macca at Morwell Park
MORWELL resident and longtime educator Ken McDonald was misty-eyed last week as his colleagues and family members gathered for a morning tea at Morwell Park Primary School in his honour.
Opportunity to give
FRIENDS of the Latrobe Regional Hospital and members of the community are urged to show their support at tax time by helping the hospital raise $35,000 for vital signs monitors as part of its annual Tax Appeal.
All aboard
The Latrobe Valley Yacht Club's annual Sauna Sail regatta went off without a hitch on Saturday.
Nothing new in taxi inquiry: VTA representative
THE Fels Inquiry for the Victorian taxi industry has not made any new recommendations, says a local Victorian Taxi Association representative.
‘Significant’ clean-up cost
LATROBE City Council is expecting the cost of cleaning up after last week's flood damage to run into "hundreds of thousands of dollars" although it has yet to conduct an official assessment.
Students slam Monash
THE Monash University Gippsland Student Union has condemned the university's decision to carry on with the exams on Tuesday despite widespread flooding, saying it failed in its "duty of care to students' wellbeing".
Nethercote to leave LYP
LONG serving Loy Yang Power chief executive Ian Nethercote will leave the company this month as AGL Energy Ltd prepares to take over full ownership of the generator.
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LRH sets the standard
By LIAM DURKIN
LATROBE Regional Health has reached a standard even higher than gold.
On the world stage no less.
The hospital’s stroke unit celebrated last week,...
