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Passion drives chef

A RENDEZVOUS with one of France's greatest chefs would be a dream come true for Traralgon chef Jacob Hoskin.

Support for disability services

INTERCHANGE Central Gippsland has been selected to deliver an innovative respite support school holiday program.

Slow down outside LRH, drivers told

LATROBE Highway Patrol have appealed for drivers along the Princes Highway outside Latrobe Regional Hospital to slow down in light of the ongoing roadworks and wet weather conditions.

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.

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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,...