May 2001 - Archived News • Back • Choose a different Month 1 May 2001 (Tuesday)SparkNotes.com Your online academic guide Miners win the opening Battle The Morwell Miners earned the first Premiership points with a tough and thrilling 32-24 win over the never say die East Gippsland Brumbies. Test yourself! Check out Queendom.com - the website built to test your intelligence Choice… Have you made yours? A website for consumers - learn your rights 2 May 2001 (Wednesday)Council welcomes Right To Farm response Latrobe City Council has welcomed initial State Government response to a report prepared by the ‘Right To Farm’ Working Group Round 3 Action: Latrobe Valley Baseball Association Latrobe Valley Baseball Association Round 3 Results Moran Portraiture Prize Exhibition returns next week The Moran Portraiture Prize Exhibition returns to Kernot Hall Friday 11 May for a sixteen day season. Latrobe’s New Energy float to feature in Sunday’s Federation Parade Latrobe City’s highly imaginative and creative float based on the Latrobe. A New Energy theme, will draw the attention of tens of thousands of spectators Government process to determine Hazardous Waste Facility sites Gippsland Water is currently upgrading its existing hazardous waste facility at Dutson Downs to improve operational and environmental performance. Takasago bound group meets for first time Takasago bound students and their accompanying adult leaders have met together for the first time StreetLife Small Business Education Packs now being delivered Latrobe StreetLife Small Business Education Packs are currently being delivered to businesses across Latrobe City 3 May 2001 (Thursday)WhatIs...? Looking for a technological explanation? Nitpicking fun Are you a nitpicker from way back? This website is for you! YourTV Leave the couch and get online! Kraft grow online In a show of promotional wizardry, Kraft make more than cheese 4 May 2001 (Friday)Level of expectation on Government delivery Latrobe City Council remains confident that strong initiatives will be undertaken by the State Government to provide assistance to the Latrobe Valley. Local employment must benefit from power station construction, says Mayor Latrobe City Mayor has called on Edison Mission Energy to maximise opportunities for local employment on the project. 7 May 2001 (Monday)Record number of nasties handed in at household chemical collection Forty-four kilograms of organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and Dieldrin, and 4.5 kilograms of arsenic were among the 6.2 tonnes of chemical nasties handed in at Saturday’s household chemical collection. Positive outcome from Traralgon Bypass workshop Council, business, farming and community representatives attended a VicRoads workshop dealing with the proposed Traralgon Bypass alignment. Digital art exhibition to feature at Council’s Citizen Service Centres The first of a series of computer generated art works has gone on display at the Latrobe City Citizen Service Centre in Traralgon 8 May 2001 (Tuesday)Brumbies & Panthers take the Spoils Round 2 of Gippsland Rugby League was played at Gaskin Park Churchill last Sunday, in front of a solid crowd Mothers Day Send your Mum an e-card! Local Florist launches on-line store Morwell Florist and Messenger Media have teamed up to get a local florist online. Together, they are proud to launch a great new e-commerce website www.morwellflorist.com.au launch. Crazy Images Ever wanted to fly over the moon? Visually Spectacular Websites that make you go "wow" Hot Concerts Be part of the crowd! 9 May 2001 (Wednesday)Taskforce report welcomed by Council News that the State Government LV Taskforce has completed its report and forwarded it to the Premier has been welcomed by Latrobe City Mayor Round Four Action: Latrobe Valley Baseball Association Latrobe Valley Baseball Association Round 4 results 10 May 2001 (Thursday)Open Diary An online diary entry community that tells all! How Stuff Works The website with all of the answers News of the Weird Strange but true - the world's weirdest news Total Effects Look great with a free sample! 11 May 2001 (Friday)Concrete solution applied to Moe’s hole in the ground Moe’s notorious Bristol Street holes have been permanently plugged. Consultative meetings to discuss residential and school zone speeds A series of four public meetings have been called by Latrobe City Council to enable the community to provide input into appropriate speed limits. 12 May 2001 (Saturday)Traralgon School children arrive at Gippsland Heritage Park Traralgon School children spent the day investigating the Gippsland Heritage Park 14 May 2001 (Monday)PCs for Kids project being considered by Council Families in receipt of the Education Maintenance Allowance may be able to purchase an Internet ready PC for as little as $250 from Latrobe City Panthers are again the Yardstick! Round 3 of Gippsland Rugby League 15 May 2001 (Tuesday)Big Brother Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you? Local radioactive waste - the inside story Could the community be in danger? Room For Improvement A renovator's delight... Tyers Hall refurbishment celebrated The $100,000 refurbishment of the Tyers Public Hall has been completed Create a cone The ice-cream you can't lick! 16 May 2001 (Wednesday)Tobacco retailers caught selling smokes to kids Twenty percent of surveyed tobacco outlets in Latrobe City were caught selling tobacco to young people aged between fourteen and sixteen Trains welcomed – next stop Standard Gauge Gippsland Local Government Network Chairperson said the return of passenger trains to Bairnsdale and Leongatha was a win for the
whole of Gippsland Flowers and cabbages featuring at our roundabouts The first blooms from Latrobe City’s Autumn parks and gardens plantings are adding a touch of colour to streetscapes 17 May 2001 (Thursday)Mighty big TV Tune in to this box New Gippsland cheese book looks almost good enough to eat Gippsland’s Master Cheese Makers are featured in a new, high quality publication More Gold for Bows Bows Natural Ice Cream won the esteemed 2001 Product Makers Award Blibs galore Read and submit your stories for the world to see M&Ms run loose on the web Melts in your mouth, not in your hand 18 May 2001 (Friday)Council and Coronet Bay Community Working Together Bass Coast Shire Council has prepared a submission requesting $200,000 of State Government assistance Redsox Victors In Grand Final Re-Match The Edison Mission Energy Latrobe Valley Baseball Association season continued last Sunday with round five games. 21 May 2001 (Monday)Chainsaw Specials Largest range of CHAINSAWS in MOE !!!! Pram bays for Morwell and Moe get the nod Special pram parking bays are to be created in the Morwell and Moe CBD Latrobe City Pacers Launch Schools Program On Friday the 25th of May the Latrobe City Pacers will launch the Hazelwood Power Schools Basketball program at Tobruk Street Primary School. Urban design seminar addressed by Latrobe The Morwell CBD Redevelopment Plan was the subject of a presentation made by David Powell. Phillip Island Greencorps Team Graduates The graduation of the Phillip Island Green Corps team was celebrated recently in a ceremony attended by Bass Coast Shire Councilors Dancers return to Pacers Games Latrobe City Pacers will welcome Dance Limits to its home game this Saturday (26/5/2001) when it takes on Waverley Falcons at the Moe Newbourogh Sports Centre Assurances on replacement prison for Won Wron needed now GLGN Chairperson has called on the State Government to provide a clear indication that the replacement for Won Wron Prison will be built in the Yarram area Councils Welcome Budget Outcomes Councillor Tony Hanning, said today that the Network generally supported the outcomes of the State Budget 22 May 2001 (Tuesday)Local business gets online! Once again the locals give world-wide business a run for its money Sing a song of sixpence... Visit SongFile.com - and learn those tongue twisting verses by heart If they mated... Have a look at what can happen when celebrities have children Redsox Streak at Four Round 6 Baseball Action Brumbies too good at Home! Round 4 of Gippsland Rugby League was played at Paynesville last Sunday, and in front of a vocal home crowd, the East Gippsland Brumbies outclassed the Morwell Miners in an epic battle 23 May 2001 (Wednesday)Hound Dogs go down 8-3 in darts A brilliant solo performance by Noel Browne couldn't prevent the Greyhound club going down 24 May 2001 (Thursday)The clock of death How long do you have left? Urban Legend The truth behind the tale Tania's Deli - a local e-business success story Want to know how Gippsland is getting on-line? Read on! Optical Illusion... Prepare to defy reason! Love music? Get online and support your favourite artists to win awesome prizes! 25 May 2001 (Friday)Caring for the Community 1,300 Bass Coast Shire residents currently benefit from the range of HACC services provided by Council. Council's Aged and Disability Team are Winners again Council’s Aged and Disability Services Team is a finalist in the Community Services and Health Industry Training Board Awards for 2001. Council blitz on No Standing zones near schools Drivers disregarding ‘No Standing’ signs in the vicinity of schools are being targeted by Council’s Local Laws Officers Laying Down the GATT Motorists are in for a smoother ride thanks to an innovative new seal for unsealed roads that is currently being trialled by Bass Coast Shire Council 27 May 2001 (Sunday)Gippsland Heritage Park Ceramic Group. Group commended by School Children 28 May 2001 (Monday)Bridge gets new Lease on Life Bass Coast Shire Council is upgrading the timber bridge that spans Lance Creek Crinigan Road Bushland benefits from CJP project A boundary fence in the Crinigan Road Bushland Reserve is one of the first initiatives being taken to protect and enhance the reserve for the Latrobe community. Preschool open days to start 2002 preschool enrolment campaign Latrobe City’s twenty-four preschools will open their doors to parents of preschool age children 29 May 2001 (Tuesday)A Week is a long time in Rugby Round 5 of Gippsland Rugby League was played at Mobil Park last Sunday in near perfect conditions, after 4 Rounds the Panthers were in cruise control and Churchill were dead set certainties to miss the finals Round 7 Baseball: Dodgers and Rangers in Thriller. The action continued last Sunday in the Edison Mission Energy Latrobe Valley Baseball Association with round seven games. Safety audits to reduce opportunities for crime Retail precincts in Moe, Morwell and Traralgon will be the subject of a Community Safety Audit 30 May 2001 (Wednesday)Gravel road sealing discussion deferred Council discussion on priorities and options for sealing gravel roads in Latrobe City has been deferred to the July Council Meeting Recall of Cadbury's Hazel Nut Chocolate Bars Latrobe City Council Health Services has been notified by Food Safety Victoria of a food recall. 31 May 2001 (Thursday)E-mail for work The new wave in the search for employment A puzzling website... "I know the pieces fit cause i watched them fall away..." - Maynard James Keenan Virtual postcards Print them out and pin them up! C3 hit the stage online Local punk act Channel 3 show their stuff to the world

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