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.
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.
Natal mental health boost
GIPPSLAND mothers will soon have access to an in-house mother-baby mental health service, a first in the Latrobe Valley.
Sister City decision debate continues
LATROBE City Council's recent Sister City trip to Japan has been tainted by councillors pushing for a more "open and transparent" ratepayer-funded trip.
Local law clean-up
RESIDENTS' cries about the increasing number of derelict properties have been heard, with Latrobe City Council agreeing to investigate new enforcement laws.
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".
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Final VicGrid plan coming
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...
