Lucrative contract
WORKWAYS Morwell has nabbed a lucrative Job Services Australia contract after the previous provider did not reach the minimum service standard.
Power output boost
Yallourn Power Station has predicted it will boost power generation three-fold this week, with a coal supply conveyor belt due to be reinstated this Wednesday.
Jobs and courses cut
LIASING with government bodies to address job losses and cuts to Gippsland's TAFE sector is the direction to take, according to a key education council chair.
‘Business as usual’: AGL
THE total buy-out of Loy Yang Power by AGL Energy Limited is due for completion by the end of the month.
Housing crisis discussions
A MEETING to address Latrobe Valley's public housing crisis has been set, and the tenants association is calling for input from tenants.
More security for Traralgon CBD
TRARALGON is set to receive additional safety and security infrastructure around the central business district to deter crime in the area.
Funds, but no set plan
DESPITE receiving millions of dollars in funding, GippsAero is yet to confirm if it will use Latrobe Regional Airport as the manufacturing hub for its new 18-seat aircraft.
New apprenticeship support providers
THREE new providers have officially been selected to run Australian Apprenticeships Centres in the Gippsland region, according to the Federal Government.
Ensuring history lives on
THE epic battle between Japanese and Australian forces during World War II has been remembered in a photographic display mounted in the Traralgon Returned and Services League foyer.
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".
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By LIAM DURKIN
THE first day of red ball cricket in Cricket Latrobe Valley was tinged with sadness at the weekend.
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