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Mum appeals sentence

A MOTHER of eight who was sentenced to three months' jail after she made false declarations to obtain $13,668 from a bushfire victims' emergency fund will appeal her sentence today in the County Court.

Latrobe is Aussie all the way

MORE residents in the Latrobe local government area were born in Australia and have both parents born in the country compared to the rest of the nation, in contrast to Melbourne where one in three residents were born overseas.

Giving back to SIDS

THE agony of losing their children led to a "period of blackness" for Churchill's Ellerington family after their infant triplets died last year.

Support for public housing tenants

MOE will house one of Victoria's five Work and Learn Centres, aimed to assist public housing residents to seek jobs and educational training.

‘Red tape’ cuts

SEVERE cuts to public sector workers is the result of the "financial mess" left by the previous State Government, according to a local member of parliament.

Now is time to invest: Council

THE carbon tax will trigger a significant transition in the Latrobe Valley and governments need to invest in the region now to assist, according to Latrobe City Council.

Small businesses confused and concerned

THE impending carbon tax has left the Latrobe Valley's small business community confused and concerned, according to key sources this week.

No closure progress

INDUSTRY experts agreed this week it was "entirely possible" the Latrobe Valley would not see imminent power station closures despite the Federal Government's policy to close coal-fired generation.

TAFE closures to affect economy

JOB losses and possible TAFE campus closures will have a ripple effect through Gippsland's economy, according to Latrobe City Council.

Mine nears capacity

Rising water levels in Yallourn's West Field open cut mine are nearing capacity, as owner/operator TRUenergy struggles to implement its water pumping response.

Uncertainty hurts

A COMBINED $4.6 billion carbon tax bill expected to hit coal-fired power generators in the coming financial year will intensify pressure on the struggling sector, according to a leading energy association.

Collisions on Thursday

THREE separate accidents which resulted in victims being conveyed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries occurred on Thursday in Traralgon, Churchill and Morwell.

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Too early to play the rain card?

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