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Potential job loss blow

UP to a third of the workforce of one of Australia's largest group training organisations may face job uncertainty by end-June, according to sources.

Devries trial adjourned

THE Supreme Court trial of a Newborough man accused of murdering two other men was adjourned on Thursday following a legal argument.

Tepid timetable response

MINOR changes to the Gippsland V/Line timetable has evoked a tepid response from public transportation users on The Express' Facebook page.

Road plan to be developed

A PLAN for the future of Gippsland's road networks will be developed as part of a strategic vision for the region.

Public housing wait increase

DESPITE a statewide fall in public housing waiting list figures, Gippsland Region recorded an increase during the March quarter.

Bunnings set to expand

AS part of a national goal to rapidly expand its business, Bunnings will either revamp or rebuild its Mid Valley Morwell store and open its new $21 million Traralgon store towards the end of June this year.

Investment needed

Suggestions the Latrobe Valley could transform to a mining export hub on the scale of the Pilbara would require massive investment in new technologies and transport infrastructure, according to ministers.

Prison negotiations resume

MANAGEMENT of Sale's Fulham Correctional Centre and union members will resume their negotiations at Fair Work Australia at 2.15pm today.

The Lion’s share

A Morwell dairy processing facility has become the latest recipient of State Government industry funding, landing $490,000 for electricity infrastructure upgrades.

A war to remember

AT 21 years of age Jim Saddington felt bullet-proof and fearless.

Uncertain future for plant

Latrobe City remains upbeat about the future of HRL's proposed Morwell dual gas-fired power station despite Monday's announcement project development had been "frozen", fuelling ongoing speculation about the plant's future.

Industrial action steps up

THE campaign for better mental health staffing and wages stepped up this week amid union claims Latrobe Regional Hospital's mental health services unit was being kept afloat by overtime work.

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