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Playgroup celebrates volunteers

By KATRINA BRANDON   NATIONAL Volunteer Week was celebrated last month (May 19 to 25). Playgroup Victoria (PV) held an appreciation afternoon tea for its volunteers. The...

GTLC graduates getting workforce ready

By KATRINA BRANDON   SERVING 'A Cup of Hospitality Course' to locals who want to upskill their CV, Gippsland Trades and Labour Council (GTLC) recently completed...

Stunning sculpture stands tall in Yinnar

By AIDAN KNIGHT   THE Mirboo North & District Community Bank has recently acquired a sculpture from local artist and town identity Peter Cook, in wake...

FightMND beanies return to Coles

BIG Freeze Beanies are making a return to Coles this month to help raise important money for FightMND. Until Tuesday, June 17, shoppers can show...

Toy run now taking donations

THE 26th Gippsland Motorcyclists Toy Run has been launched. Members of the Social Motorcycle Clubs, the Eastern Riders and the Red Knights, got together with...

Revisiting Victoria’s dark past

By STEFAN BRADLEY   FROM writer/director Andrea James, a Gunaikurnai/Yorta Yorta woman, is a new play, The Black Woman of Gippsland - a story of Victoria's...

Local teacher skydives to gold

STAFF WRITERS   LOCAL primary school teacher and skydiver, Kallan Fitzclarence, achieved great success at the Australian & New Zealand National Canopy Piloting Championships in Sydney...

Boolarra helps do it for Dolly

By KATRINA BRANDON   BLUE was scattered throughout Australia on May 9. May 9 is the official Do It For Dolly Day - a day to spark...

Bourne set to tackle the desert again

By TOM HAYES   TWO years after attempting to break the record to become the fastest person to cross the Simpson Desert on foot, Traralgon's Blake...

More than just a game: Reclink

FOOTBALL By TOM HAYES   RECLINK football returned in a big way last week, as Round 1 of the Reclink Australia Victorian Football League came and went. Reclink...

Tubas presented in time for tour

STAFF WRITERS   THE Freemasons Foundation Victoria recently presented the City of Traralgon Band with two new hybrid tubas. Such acquisitions are timely, for the band's upcoming...

National Lions convention on the way

STAFF WRITERS   LIONS Australia, the country’s largest service organisation, is gearing up for an inspiring and action-packed National Convention in Traralgon. This highly anticipated event, which...

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Uplifting experience for youngsters

By KATRINA BRANDON   CREATING a safe and fun space for local youth, the Uplift Collective came together on July 8 at Village Cinema Morwell to...