Change to council meeting time
NEW councillors took to Latrobe City Council chambers with intent to "refresh" and bring change, starting with the council meeting time.
From ‘paddock to plate’
FED-up with flavourless vegetables, passionate foodies Ian Martin and Irene Isherwood live by the motto "paddock to plate".
Boost for early learning
A $300,000 grant will be used to develop an additional early learning centre at St Pauls Anglican Grammar School, Traralgon, which was announced last week.
Warm weather sparks fire
TEN emergency crews extinguished a fire at Energy Brix, Morwell, after a coal pile self combusted last Monday.
Lives saved by strangers
IT has been almost a decade since a happy event - the birth of her only daughter - resulted in Traralgon's Jodi Galea almost losing her life.
‘Symbol of community’
TRARALGON resident Peter Harrison's sentiment on the gold medal, which lies glinting in its black leather casing, was clear: it is a symbol of community, strengthened and forged in the embers of the Black Saturday bushfires.
Quantum builds better relationships
LATROBE Valley support service providers checked out Quantum Support Services' youth residential building during an open day in Morwell last week.
Volunteer’s effort rewarded
ROBERT Fullerton said he was humbled to receive the 2012 Latrobe City Senior Citizen of the Year Award, which was awarded during seniors week last month.
Playground mishap will be put right
A TRARALGON playground mistakenly dismantled by Latrobe City Council last Thursday will be reinstated.
Hospital appeal surpasses target
WHEN Latrobe Regional Hospital set a target of $35,000 to purchase 10 vital signs monitors as part of its annual tax appeal, it was an "achievable and reasonable target"; however, their expectations were exceeded when they collected almost double the amount.
Show of support
A HIGHLY-anticipated local car and bike show recently raised almost $6000 to help the Chapman family of Yinnar.
Meet the ‘mafia’
MANNY'S Arcade is considered by many community members to be Morwell's unofficial multi-cultural mecca.
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