Apprenticeship opens doors
TAKING on an apprenticeship to learn new skills has been a game changer for Latrobe Valley's Karley Wells.
Meet ‘Mrs Average’
NEWBOROUGH'S Adele Pugsley is Latrobe Valley's average resident - and she does not mind being average at all.
Mine operator monitors train track stability
Concerns surrounding the V/Line Gippsland track's proximity to massive flooding in the Yallourn open cut mine have been addressed by mine operator TRUenergy.
Dance of ‘creation and life’
WITH the deep sound of the didgeridoo entrancing workers and children, Gippsland celebrated the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week.
Cheering them on
Latrobe Valley's sporting venues have been bustling with activity this week, with about 1500 athletes competing in 15 events at the Southern University Games.
Building engagement
THE recent community forum for an innovative education partnership pilot for Kurnai College attracted more than 60 people.
Program reprieve
A VITAL Gippsland-wide midwifery education and support program has been granted a reprieve, despite the loss of government funding.
Mine conditions ‘safe’
SAFETY concerns for the Yallourn mine workforce, working round the clock to combat rising water levels in the mine, have been allayed by an on-site union inspection last week.
$50m lifeline
Morwell's ailing EnergyBrix coal briquette factory has been thrown a lifeline, landing $50 million in Federal Government funding, enabling it to continue operating for another two years.
Man dies in Driffield crash
A BOOLARRA man involved in a fatal single-vehicle car crash in the early hours of Friday morning was believed to have lost control around a bend on the Strzelecki Highway.
‘Dud policy’ deadline extended
AMID condemnation for its "abysmal" plan to close local power stations, the Federal Government conceded on Friday it had not yet reached an agreement with any generators.
‘Polarising’ debate
A MULTICULTURAL services worker fears debate about asylum seekers raging in Federal Parliament will "polarise" the community, as the contentious issue filters into the Latrobe Valley.
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