Takeover empowering youth wave
BY KATRINA BRANDON
CREATING a platform for Latrobe youth, the ABC Takeover Latrobe Valley Summit held a media competition to hear the stories and voices...
Fitting farewell to fond mentor
By LIAM DURKIN
BOAT building by trade, community building by extension.
Narracan local Michael Brennan has used his hands to build boats, all while providing a...
Metro medical students get a taste for regional hospitals
BY KATRINA BRANDON
SECOND-year medical students from Monash University travelled to Monash Rural Health to experience rural medicine first-hand.
During the week-long experience, the students observed...
Op shops leading on-budget trends
By KATRINA BRANDON
ALONGSIDE the cost-of-living crisis, the move towards cheaper trends, such as 'duping', has emerged throughout communities.
Duping, or to duplicate, comes from a...
Opportunity to connect
By KATRINA BRANDON
OMBUDSMAN Services organised a day at Morwell's TAFE Gippsland campus for people to meet with local service providers and other state-based organisations.
Besides...
Course to open pathways
By KATRINA BRANDON
EIGHT graduates from the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council (GTLC) Domestic Building and Construction course are now ready for their next pathway.
The...
Education worker named best in the state
STAFF WRITERS
NINA Portail, an Education Support Worker at the Berry Street School Morwell Campus, has been awarded the title of Victorian Teachers Aide of...
Going hairless for awareness
STAFF WRITERS
A YOUNG Latrobe Valley local is preparing to shave off her locks for a great cause, aiming to raise $5000 for charity in...
Creating safe spaces for people on the spectrum
BY KATRINA BRANDON
MORWELL mother and daughter Sharon Axen and Rhi Skye have created an online social group for people on the spectrum.
The Facebook group...
Collaboration raises money and awareness
STAFF WRITERS
LATROBE Community Health Service (LCHS) and Gippsland Regional Integrated Cancer Service (GRICS) teamed up to raise money and awareness for cancer research by...
Top dogs named as award finalists
By KATRINA BRANDON
TRARALGON dalmatians Luka and April were named as finalists in the OZTOPDOGS competition.
The pups were entered in the Top Office Dog and...
Betts delivers an important message
By TOM HAYES
FORMER AFL superstar Eddie Betts recently delivered an important message to primary school students.
Betts visited Newborough East Primary School for a presentation,...
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Severe thunderstorms awakening heavy rain
STAFF WRITERS
SLOW-MOVING thunderstorms erupted through the Latrobe Valley from the earlier hours of Friday, February 27.
Some locals took to social media to report that...
