Farmers grow Christmas feast
FESTIVE season produce will be on offer just days before Santa visits at the final Traralgon Farmers Market next weekend.
Darcy’s debut
MOE musician Darcy Fox has just released her debut album, which has made a splash on the iTunes charts this past week.
Terrific twelve
TURNING 12 years old is a big deal for most youth, but for Traralgon's Mitchell Leigh, his birthday this year was extra special.
Elvis ready for action
FIREFIGHTING aircrane Elvis is ready for action from its base at Essendon airport this summer, and will be joined by a second aircrane, Gypsy Lady, which will be based in Ballarat later this month.
Successful weapons amnesty completed
A TOTAL of 61 firearms and about 100 other prohibited weapons including crossbows, imitation handguns, swords, some knives and a silencer in the Latrobe Valley were handed in to the Victoria Police regional firearms officer as part of the recent weapons amnesty.
New owner on show
AS one of the largest corporate players in the Latrobe Valley, new Loy Yang owner AGL Energy Limited has kept a relatively low profile.
Diesel is back
AT least one Latrobe Valley petrol station was faced with "upset" diesel motorists earlier this week, as the statewide diesel shortage depleted its local bowser supply.
Tech packs benefit
KURNAI College families were introduced to the benefits of computers after training with support of the Smith Family through the Tech Packs program.
Unexpected friendships at mums’ workshops
YOUNG local mothers who joined an artistic workshop from May this year may have been expecting a child, but they have also found the unexpected benefits of friendships and support.
No plans for Valley’s coal
POSSIBLE plans by Toyota to establish a hydrogen car manufacturing industry utilising Latrobe Valley brown coal are nothing more than long term hypotheticals, according to a Toyota spokesperson.
Help to breathe easy
THIS Christmas, Latrobe Regional Hospital is appealing for community support to raise $77,000 to purchase two newborn resuscitation cots to help infants with breathing difficulties.
Half of jobs to go
THE extent of job losses to be felt at Dahlsens' Traralgon branch has become clear, with more than half of its 30-strong workforce to lose their positions before the end of January.













