All things potatoes
By KATRINA BRANDON
THE Thorpdale Potato Festival again brought tens of thousands of people to the region to celebrate the humble spud.
Last Sunday’s biannual event...
Carving out an extraordinary career
By STEFAN BRADLEY
OLIVIA O'Connor, a full-time professional woodcarver for more than a decade, creates contemporary sculptures and rocking horses using traditional techniques and hand...
Local receives state volunteer award
By KATRINA BRANDON
VALLEY local Arfa Sarfaraz Khan received the State Volunteer Leadership Award for her work with the United Muslim Sisters of Latrobe Valley,...
Volunteer honoured
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CFA Firefighter Diana (Di) Billingsley was recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours, receiving an Australian Fire Service Medal for her 24 years...
Festival for fabulous folks and art
By KATRINA BRANDON
MUSIC was popping through the streets of Boolarra as the 22nd year of the Boolarra Folk Festival commenced on Friday and Saturday...
Support for youthful minds
By KATRINA BRANDON
LATROBE Youth Space hosted Youth Insearch for its first ever ‘Brighter Days’ event.
Joining Youth Insearch and Latrobe Youth Space was Gippsland Centre...
Terrific timber celebrated
By ERIKA ALLEN
ONCE a timber town, always a timber town – people say Heyfield’s timber history is a source of pride.
In Heyfield, this pride...
Invictus fanfare homed in Morwell
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
MUSIC professor and Morwell-raised Steven Capaldo has ventured far and wide throughout his career in the industry, recently creating a new fanfare...
Mental health ride makes Morwell stopover
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
IN a cross-state ride that takes them to Phillip Island, the Black Dog Ride Australia made a stop for brew in Morwell...
Moe local honoured with service award
By KATRINA BRANDON
SERVING in multiple Ambulance Victoria (AV) roles throughout the years, Moe's Gippsland Regional Support Manager, Edward (Eddie) John Wright was one of...
Show to support first responders
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'SOUNDS of Strength', a musical evening to support the Code 9 Foundation, featuring performances by Mick Harrington and Dane Nicholls, will be held...
Honour for long-standing volunteer
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
A FIRE-FIGHTING volunteer for more than 30 years, Yallourn North resident Mark King was a recipient of the Australian Fire Service Medal...
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Final VicGrid plan coming
By PHILIP HOPKINS
SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...
