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Groundbreaking youth theatre continues

STAFF WRITERS   GIPPSLAND Youth Drama Workshop (GYDW) is set to begin its first production group for 2024, writing and rehearsing for a June show. Young performers...

How one farmer found relief in art

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   FROM the rolling hills of spud country comes the intergenerational farmer and painter, Graeme Myrteza. Originating from the region’s most fertile farming land,...

102 candles for Mary Harrison

By KATRINA BRANDON   A CUP of coffee brandy a day keeps the age away, according to 102-year-old resident at Latrobe Valley Village (LVV), Mary Harrison. On...

No stopping Heyfield Timber Fest

By ERIKA ALLEN   COMMUNITY is at the heart of this year's Heyfield Timber Festival. In the face of recent challenges posed by the state government's logging...

Valentine’s Day in the Valley

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   LOVE is in the air. It’s that time of the year when you can smell the sweetness of a bouquet of fresh red...

Fantastico Italian Festa

By KATRINA BRANDON   IF last year was any indicator, the Mirboo North Italian Festival was once again a massive success, as more than 30,000 people...

Excitement for Italian Festa

STAFF WRITERS     SAGRA, CARNEVALE, FESTA, - Italian words for Festival, Carnival, Party. In any town or city in Italy throughout the year but mainly in Spring,...

Supporting the valuable work of local men’s sheds

STAFF WRITERS   THE Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project has shown its appreciation for the work that men’s sheds undertake in the community, with significant donations to five...

German malt beer for Irmgard’s 100th year

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   STAFF, residents and family at Moe Royal Freemasons came together on Saturday, January 20, to celebrate a very special birthday. Irmgard Mohr, originally...

Looking back at the Gippslander’s grandeur

STAFF WRITERS   THIS image dates back 40 years and tells a historical tale. Captured on December 29, 1983, the photograph displays a V/Line L-class electric...

I am, you are, we are Australian

STAFF WRITERS   LATROBE City Council welcomed new Australian citizens at a special citizenship ceremony at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC). The event was held as...

Australia Day across the region

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC, TOM HAYES, KATRINA BRANDON and LIAM DURKIN   "We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We'll...

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When future stars aligned for Gippy Power’s one and only flag...

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND POWER By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   GIPPSLAND Power’s lone 2005 TAC Cup premiership will be celebrated 20 years on this weekend, with a past players and staff...