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...
Two decades of life-saving treatment
By PEACE IJIYERA
GIPPSLAND Cancer Care Centre (GCCC) celebrated its 20th anniversary on July 31.
The centre, located at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH), was officially opened...
Emergency relief centre opened in Morwell
By KATRINA BRANDON
SERVING the needs of local people, Anglicare Victoria and the Morwell Anglican Parish has collaborated, opening a new emergency relief (ER) centre...
Wuthering Heights reaches Boolarra
By LISA MARIAH
BOOLARRA'S Centennial Park rang with the haunting overtones of Kate Bush, as people from far and wide gathered, arms raised and dressed...
Local doctor honoured
By PEACE IJIYERA
DR Miriam Pietrzak-Cieslak has been recognised for 35 years of significant contribution and dedication to rural community service with a Victorian Rural...
Country music with the world at Pippa’s feet
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
ITCHING to take her trade to the next level, aspiring musician Pippa J recently graduated from the prestigious Junior Academy of Country...
Sarah set to fly high
By AIDAN KNIGHT AND STEFAN BRADLEY
SOMETHING’S in the air in Traralgon.
Sarah Bryan grew up unsure what she wanted to do after high school.
That all...
Traralgon Rodeo rallies for Little Jem
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
BREAKING into the community onward from the most recent bull bucking, cowboy-laced extravaganza, the Traralgon Rodeo handed out a $15,000 donation to...
Great gaming at the gallery
By KATRINA BRANDON
BRINGING nostalgic fun to Morwell, Game Fest took place at Latrobe Regional Gallery, hosted by Latrobe Libraries on July 1.
Featuring the new...






















