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,...