Boost for children
Latrobe Valley's vulnerable children are expected to be key beneficiaries of the massive boost to child protection funding announced in this week's State Budget.
Delayed outage begins
A planned 45-day outage at Loy Yang Power, delayed last month for operation reasons, has now commenced.
Urban growth study
ESCALATING population trends in Gippsland have prompted Latrobe City Council to develop a long-term growth area strategy.
Relics of the ‘Heartbreak Hills’
The official opening of the Grand Strzelecki Track this weekend will not only expose bushwalkers to the area's environmental splendour, but they will experience a journey through the rich history of hardship and struggle in the area.
Budget shockwave
GIPPSLAND could lose two of its major TAFE campuses following the release of what has been described as a "shameful" State Government budget.
Back-office jobs uncertainty
BACK-office employees of the State Government may be first to go on the list of job cuts, in a move to preserve the number of front-line public sector workers.
Upgrade ‘long overdue’
THE Mirboo North Secondary College is one of 10 regional Victorian schools to share in a $70.7 million allocation under the recently-announced state budget for "long-overdue" upgrading works.
Funding for dairy industry
Gippsland's dairy industry is well placed to attract $14.3 million in research and development funding over four years, allocated in the state budget.
Roads upgrade funding
It is unclear how the Latrobe Valley will benefit from a handful of road and rail funding initiatives announced in the state budget, with only one funding measure directly allocated to the area.
Koalas forgotten
The Strzelecki Ranges' unique koala population is facing a "very bleak" future after failing to attract protection from ongoing habitat losses, environmental groups have warned.
More fears for workers
FEARS Latrobe Valley workers will be "left in the lurch" have intensified following news this week Energy Brix briquette operations are being "reviewed", leaving 200 local jobs hanging in the balance.
Briquette supply uncertain
TWO of the Latrobe Valley's power generators have been told their briquette supply from Industrial Energy's Energy Brix is "uncertain" past November this year.
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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.
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