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Potato festival attracts thousands

By TOM HAYES THOUSANDS of people gathered at the Thorpdale Recreation Reserve for the first Thorpdale Potato Festival since the COVID pandemic, at the weekend. Car...

Timber festival well-attended

By STEFAN BRADLEY CAN you imagine Heyfield without timber? Last year, the Heyfield Timber Festival returned 27 years after the last event, and judging by...

Mirboo North Italian Festa 2023

By LIAM DURKIN TRAFFIC jams aren’t always bad news. People must have heard how good the food was in Mirboo North on Sunday. Cars were literally backed...

Local student an outstanding role model in the community

LOCAL student Kaja Tierney was a guest speaker at Morwell Rotary recently to talk about her on-going endeavours to achieve the bronze, silver and...

Youth theatre excellent for community

GIPPSLAND Youth Drama Workshop (GYDW) is set to launch its first production group for 2023. The workshop will soon begin writing and rehearsing for a...

Latrobe City announce award winners

By TOM HAYES CITIZENS, events and services in Latrobe Valley community were recognised at the 2023 Latrobe City Australia Day Awards ceremony last week. The ceremony...

Old Gippstown wakes up

By JADA CANNIZZO*   EARLY bird gets the worm was the motto of the people who arrived at Old Gippstown just before 8am. Or was it...

Churchill 2023 Citizens of the Year

By TOM HAYES CHURCHILL hosted its Australia Day awards ceremony outside of the Churchill Community Hub, beginning at around 8am. About 100 people attended to either...

Celebrating Trafalgar’s citizens of the year

GLENYS Ralls and Bob Moss, two Trafalgar stalwarts, were awarded joint Trafalgar Citizens of the Year for 2023. Both have contributed to the Trafalgar...

Italian festa to light up Mirboo North

THE Mirboo North Italian Festa is returning to Gippsland to showcase the best of all things Italian. The free, family-friendly event will bring together a...

Anglicare Victoria spreading the joy

CHRISTMAS is the time for giving and with that The Express partnered with Anglicare Victoria to spread Christmas joy to those in need.On Wednesday,...

Proud day as students graduate

By TOM HAYES SEVEN students from the Berry Street School were presented with their Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) on the afternoon of Thursday,...

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Ainsworth traded to Carlton

FOOTBALL AFL EXPORTS BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   MORWELL'S Ben Ainsworth is set for Carlton. In the fifth day of the AFL Trade Period, the Gold Coast 158-gamer had his...