Redeployment plan dissolves
A union proposal to redeploy workers potentially being cut from Energy Brix has collapsed, according to sources.
Closure plans queried
CLAIMS that the Federal Government's plan to close brown coal power stations may not eventuate gained more traction this week.
Sokaluk sentence appeal
THE Director of Public Prosecutions' appeal to Churchill's Black Saturday arsonist Brendan Sokaluk's sentence has "reopened the wound", according to a community representative.
Negotiating for immunity
LATROBE City will plead for an exemption from Victoria's severe TAFE sector cuts at a meeting with Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall next week.
Latrobe police numbers at capacity
LATROBE Police Service Area has "never before" had so many police members serving the area, with more than 210 working exclusively within Latrobe, says a top cop.
Our ‘Guy’ clears the air
ADVANCE Morwell chair John Guy could have been forgiven for thinking he had risen in seniority last week when an editing oversight in The Express led some readers to mistake the views of a state minister as being those of the community advocate.
No tax, for now
LATROBE City has predicted it will avoid a carbon tax liability next year, which could be incurred through methane gas emissions created at its landfill site.
Feathers and fabulous memories
A SEDUCTIVE spectacle from the Finucane and Smith cabaret entourage left Latrobe Valley art lovers hypnotised on Thursday night.
Support for one in five
MENTAL health nurses, Nina Brooks and Jenny Jackson, had a dream to combine their passion for shopping to make a difference.
Gld crisis talks
MOVES to prevent Gippsland from "dying of a thousand cuts" has forced the region's key representatives to devise a plan of action.
Valley stats highlight risk categories
NEW cancer statistics for the Latrobe Valley show 884 people were diagnosed with cancer, and 360 died, from 2008 to 2010.
New rating system proposed
LATROBE City Council has announced it will investigate ways to broaden its rating system to cater for the aging population, over the next 12 months.
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Machete ban sweeps Victoria
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THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes.
Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28.
Premier Jacinta Allan...
