Students in jeopardy
PROMISES made by the State Government to secure the future of the TAFE sector in the budget aftermath have been dispelled by a Gippsland TAFE provider.
‘Should have known better,’ doctor told
A LOCAL doctor was given a stern warning at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court after she collided with a Ford Laser in her Mercedes in Traralgon last year and drove off, leaving the passengers of the car stunned and injured.
An anxious wait
LOCAL carers must wait for tomorrow's Federal Budget to see if they will benefit from an early, small-scale rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Property market ‘steady’
THE local property market has good fundamentals and is holding steady, real estate professionals have said.
Housing feedback concerns
GIPPSLAND is inadequately represented in a public consultation process on the future direction of public housing, according to a tenancy advocate.
Affordable properties down
Despite Gippsland having a "desperate" lack of affordable housing for people on low incomes, the local situation still compares favourably with 'greater Melbourne'.
Morwell schools in limbo
THREE of Morwell's four state primary schools remain in limbo over their future location after the state budget again failed to fund a proposal to see them merge on a new site.
Career dreams washed away
IT seemed like only yesterday when Awuoi Apech enrolled in the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE, confident about her future.
‘Difficult decision’ for TAFE
ABOUT 35 jobs at GippsTAFE will be axed by July, with more predicted to come.
Doctor fined for hit and run
A LATROBE Valley doctor was fined $1000 and had her drivers licence suspended for one month today, after she was found guilty of a hit and run incident in Traralgon last year.
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.
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Traralgon hosts major table tennis
TABLE TENNIS
By KATRINA BRANDON
BOOMING streets, squeaky courts and roars of strength bellowed throughout the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS) over the King’s Birthday...
