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Trading an ambulance for caravan

From starting as an Ambulance Community Officer (ACO), to working on road as a paramedic, and ending in senior leadership roles, Paul James’s career...

Keeping peacekeeping veterans healthy

By KATRINA BRANDON   RECOGNISING those who bring peace to our land, Morwell RSL held a Peacekeepers Peacemakers Day event on September 13. About 25 veterans and...

Cup full of capability

By HANNAH WATKINS   LEARNING to last a lifetime. Gippsland Trades and Labour Council was proud to celebrate its latest graduates who completed the 'A Cup of...

Surgical precision in and out of the classroom

By KATRINA BRANDON and CHRIS GRETTON   A WHIRLWIND of sound filled the Federation University, Churchill campus earlier this month. Projecting to an audience of around 200,...

Play on at Yinnar South Primary School

By PEACE IJIYERA     TWO federally funded playgrounds were officially opened at Yinnar South Primary School earlier this month. Federal Labor Senator for Victoria, Raff Ciccone, joined...

Traf scouts ensuring no one misses out

By PEACE IJIYERA     1ST TRAFALGAR Scout Group recently raised more than $600 for their Cubs (ages eight to 11) to go on Cuboree Camp during...

History lesson with VCE roadshow

By PEACE IJIYERA   HISTORY Council of Victoria brought its VCE Roadshow to Traralgon College’s senior campus recently. This day-long event was held to provide VCE history...

Time capsule sees the light 40 years on

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   WAITING to burst through the dirt covered plastic tubes, the Back to the Future soundtrack could be heard vividly. Just like how Huey...

Flannos and parmas for farmers in need

By KATRINA BRANDON   RECOVERY is hard after natural disasters, but with organisations like Farm Angels, things are a tad brighter. Held annually on August 14, workplaces,...

Awais: Quiet achiever of aged care

By STEFAN BRADLEY   IN the close-knit Gippsland community, with its collection of small and medium rural towns, word travels fast. Through word-of-mouth recommendations alone, Awais Warriach...

Bonding by the bonfire at Budgeree

By KATRINA BRANDON   TAKING a bit of chill off the night, Valley Farmers held a community bonfire night earlier this month (August 7). Around 60 people...

High-tech and high speeds across GRISS floorboards

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   EXCITED students and spectators watched on as high powered model race cars, fuelled by hydrogen energy, flew around a circuit set up...

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Top juniors in the Valley

Some of Victoria's best young footballers were in the Latrobe Valley recently for the 2026 V/Line Cup. The V/Line Cup is the premier representative...