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They’re on a highway to help

By KATRINA BRANDON and ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   IT’S the heart-string puller of the Latrobe Valley; the Gippsland’s Motorcyclists Toy Run – a community group that has...

Recognising community contributions

STAFF WRITERS   OUTSTANDING citizens, community events and services were acknowledged and celebrated at the 2024 Latrobe City Australia Day Awards ceremony on January 26. Long-standing volunteers...

Business winner defies lockdowns

By KATRINA BRANDON   THE years of lockdown created a lot of uncertainty, especially for new businesses. Traralgon's Laser Clinic Australia (LCA) opened eight months before COVID,...

The need for a community undertaking

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LOSING a loved one is hard enough without the added stress of paying for the funeral bill. However, a social enterprise aims to...

Vera Grinpukel reaches 100 years

By KATRINA BRANDON   ONE HUNDRED years is a magnificent milestone in life, and Vera Maria Grinpukel reached it last year. On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Vera...

Celebrating a diamond anniversary

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   From strangers to life partners: this is a story of unwavering faith and dedication. Jake, a boy from Holland who moved to Australia...

Ringing in 60 years on board V/Line

By KATRINA BRANDON   MARTIN Zweytzer has been working with V/Line for 60 years and is not slowing down anytime soon. Since the age of 14, Martin...

Learning from some of the world’s best bowlers

BOWLS - LIAM DURKIN WORLD champion bowlers Corey Wedlock, Gary Kelly and Barrie Lester shared their expertise at this year’s EnergyAustralia Classic Singles. The trio used...

Top honours for community advocate

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   TRAFALGAR’S very own Arfa Sarfaraz Khan was recently inducted into the Victorian Multicultural Honour Roll for Women. The Victorian Multicultural Honour Roll recognises...

Delectable dinner spot

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   REAL estate agency, Domain released an article entitled ‘Traralgon: The country town where the food scene is going gangbusters’. While that article was...

Art Society on the hunt for a new home

By KATRINA BRANDON   FOR 49 years, the Traralgon and District Art Society has been together and creating art - but it is suddenly homeless. The society's...

Midwife taking on maternal and infant mortality in South Sudan

STAFF WRITERS   A LATROBE Regional Health midwife and nurse who spent 12 years in a refugee camp in Uganda after fleeing civil war in South...

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What’s old is new in North Gippy

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT     THE separation between the best and the rest gets slimmer. Following results in Round 9 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, we...