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Australia Day pride shown across Latrobe Valley

By TOM HAYES, KATRINA BRANDON and LIAM DURKIN   LATROBE City locals gathered at Australia Day services across the region at the weekend. Flag raising ceremonies, music...

Pool open after near year-long build

By KATRINA BRANDON   NEARLY a year after the horrific storm, the Mirboo North Swimming Pool is finally open again. On February 13, 2024, Mirboo North’s storm...

Rockin’ Traralgon Rodeo

By KATRINA BRANDON   STOPPING at no cost, the 2025 Traralgon Rodeo went ahead at Glenview Park, despite a thunderstorm and heavy rain falling at the...

Spreading a love of books among the community

By KIANA BROOKS-AMOR   TWO local women are defying the odds and spreading the love of reading throughout the Latrobe Valley. Despite Australia's poor reading skills according...

Cashman continuing to kick goals in the music industry

By AIDAN KNIGHT   FORMER Gippsland Power captain, Josh Cashman is a man of many talents. Cashman has shined in the music world since forgoing his football....

Recollections from life in law

By LIAM DURKIN   STEVE Plunkett is seeing 2025 from an unfamiliar position. This will be the first time in more than four decades the Morwell lawyer...

AGL provides helping hand to community

STAFF WRITERS   AGL Loy Yang donated $10,000 to Quantum Support Services as part of the company’s support for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based...

Mural much more than spuds

By LIAM DURKIN   THORPDALE Primary School unveiled a striking new mural before Christmas, with input and expertise from those who know the area best. Students collaborated...

More than 600 years of service

STAFF WRITERS   TRAFALGAR locals know that when you hear the Mynard name around town, you are in safe hands. The family has given a combined 636...

Men’s shed opening doors for all

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   TUCKED away in front of Yallourn Power Station is a small community going well under the radar. They definitely should be known, given...

Local chef releases top-notch cookbook

By KATRINA BRANDON   IN recent years, people have taken to takeaway rather than cooking for themselves. Churchill local Noelene Marchwicki hopes to change that with the...

A date with Kurt: the walking calendar

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   BLANKING on a date and can’t remember when something has taken place? In all likelihood, Kurt Jackson can help you with that. The 27-year-old...

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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,...