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Gardens benefit local community

By KATRINA BRANDON   COMMUNITY gardens in Latrobe are seeking more involvement. Last month, Yinnar's community garden held an open day to help discuss ways of getting...

Uplifting experience for youngsters

By KATRINA BRANDON   CREATING a safe and fun space for local youth, the Uplift Collective came together on July 8 at Village Cinema Morwell to...

New future for beloved folk festival

By KATRINA BRANDON   A SIMPLE idea at first, and now a mass festival 22 years on, the Boolarra Folk Festival is evolving once again. While it...

Traralgon’s Gigi up for next Aus Rodeo Queen

By KATRINA BRANDON   TRARALGON local Grace (Gigi) Griffith is sharing boot-skooting fun in her bid to be named Australia’s Rodeo Queen. A night of fundraising next...

Doctor with ready smile leaves Valley

By JOHN JENNINGS   DR Zeiyad Al-Mayahe – the GP who loves people, has retired after 25 years service in Gippsland. I asked Dr Zeiyad (the name...

Fitting tribute in honour of Neil

By LIAM DURKIN   THE legacy of late Trafalgar Holden Museum legend, Neil Joiner has been enshrined. Mr Joiner was honoured at a special dedication last Thursday,...

Accomplished conductor makes Traralgon stop by

STAFFWRITERS   LATROBE Orchestra, based in Traralgon, had the privilege of hosting guest conductor Peter Moore OAM for an enriching six-day workshop series, culminating in a...

Latrobe’s Big Blokes BBQ legacy continues

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   FOR the 14th consecutive year, thousands of people from all corners of the community tuned out for another successful Latrobe Biggest Ever...

Local touch for Dreamtime at the ‘G

FOOTBALL BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   SINCE he was eight-years-old, Newborough teenager Noah Bartlett has taken his passions to great heights, routinely performing during the lauded ‘Dreamtime at...

Seekers stop by jobs fair

By STEFAN BRADLEY   MORE than 500 job seekers – or those with career curiosities – showed up for a Jobs and Careers Fair last month,...

Gippsland’s untold stories revealed

STAFFWRITERS   FRIENDS of the Traralgon Courthouse group is launching Courthouse Conversations featuring author, Dr Peter Crowley, whose book on field surveyor Thomas Townsend tells a...

Kurnai community rallies for Cancer Council

By KATRINA BRANDON   KURNAI Young Parents Program (KYPP) participated in Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea last month. Unlike most groups, the KYPP hosted an afternoon tea,...

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Nothing but roses for the Blues

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   RIGHT when it seemed as though the ladder had begun to shape itself accordingly in North Gippsland, here came Round 14. While...