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,...
90 years worth of stories for Yinnar local
By KATRINA BRANDON
LIFE-LONG Yinnar resident, Lloyd Wicks, turned 90 this year.
He celebrated his birthday last month, surrounded by family and friends.
Celebrations took place on...
Taking strides for the prostate cancer fight
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
FOR the month of September, it's a stretch of bliss for sports fans with finals all the fuss.
Or as a time to...
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Scores sent through in an instant
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By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
FOR sports clubs across the region, some of which are more than 100 years old, staying up to date in the digital...
