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Working together

Having hammered every nail and erected every post, 40 Kurnai College students were proud as punch at the opening of a hut they recently built.

Going down the road to discovery

With her sights set on the big time, a young Moe singer gave it one last shot in a competition to advance her musical career and was certainly glad she did.

Taking to the stage

After playing the lead role of Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray The Musical three years ago, Jaz Flowers thought nothing could top the experience.

A creative focus

For 80 years Max Townsend spent his down-time knitting baby clothes for friends and family.

Spreading it around

Australian Paper mill workers united in the Morwell central business district on Tuesday in their latest attempt to convince the Federal Government to buy locally made paper.

The price of persistence

A frustrated Morwell resident, who regularly receives letters from overseas companies claiming he has won millions of dollars, has had enough.

Prepared to sleep rough

Corporate leaders are getting set to swap their smartphones for fresh air and labels for long johns in a bid to raise money for Lifeline Gippsland.

Agency push to close the gap

LATROBE Valley's community agencies have been commended by one of Australia's leading charity organisations for their proactive response to a new program targeting early childhood disadvantage among local indigenous children.

Flag to fly high

THE Torres Strait Islander flag will once again fly outside Latrobe City Council's Morwell headquarters following a push by the region's indigenous community to have it reinstated.

Homeless to hope

For two and-a-half years Nikita Bryant didn't identify as homeless. From the age of 17 until recently, she moved from home to home of her extended family in East Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley, making her one of Gippsland's 'hidden homeless'.

Valley’s vulnerable need more than just shelter

On any given night, 400 individuals and families from Bairnsdale to Warragul are homeless.

Doing their bit to help SIDS and kids

The death of a child is a parent's worst nightmare. For the Ellerington family of Churchill, this nightmare became a reality when they lost not one, but three babies in April 2011.

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