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'.
Hospital performance up
LATROBE Regional Hospital performed better than the state average in several key areas of patient care, according to a report released last week.
Alleged assault under investigation
DETECTIVES are appealing for public assistance after the attempted abduction of a 19 year-old woman in Churchill recently.
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...
