Dedication pays off
Traralgon's Mikaela Ryan was the only Latrobe Valley student to be recognised at the Premier's VCE Awards, at a ceremony held in Melbourne recently.
$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.
Building stronger relationships
EDUCATION will be the tool used to break through racial ignorance, according to Trafalgar High School student Estelle Fraser.
Unemployment figures drop
GIPPSLAND'S unemployment rate defied the odds to drop to a rate lower than the state average in May.
Govt fails on jobs: Viney
DURING the Baillieu Government's first year in office in Victoria, about 11,000 jobs were lost across Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley, according to the State Opposition.
TAFE left ‘high and dry’
WHAT was once a classroom filled with business students at Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE now stands empty.
Guidelines under microscope
THE State Government has denied claims its transition plan guidelines for TAFEs are too "stringent".
Knowing your options
AS energy bills look set to soar with the introduction of the carbon tax, Latrobe Valley consumers are being urged to join "social revolutions" fighting for better deals.
Fatal near Driffield
A MAN was involved in a fatal car crash this morning near Driffield.
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Morwell recruit takes AFL spot vacated by Harmes
FOOTBALL
By LIAM DURKIN
CRUEL irony has a new definition.
Morwell Football-Netball Club has lost prized recruit Will Lewis in one of the more dramatic turn of...
