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GippsAero employees learn valuable skills

GIPPSAERO staff at all levels are set to soar with new qualifications, studied with on-the-job training delivered by Advance TAFE.

Equipped for emergencies

KNOWLEDGE is power, and nobody knows this more than registered nurse Brionhy Westbrook.

Hoping for sunshine

AFTER heavy rain kept most of the crowd away from last year's Boolarra Folk Festival, organisers hope for the sun to shine during Saturday's event.

Assistance for bushfire affected

SMALL businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations affected by the Aberfeldy-Donnellys bushfires could be eligible for low-interest loans of up to $200,000.

Improving understanding

MANAGING utility bills amid other financial pressures, a barrage of information and persuasive door-to-door salespeople is challenging enough for most people, but for newly-arrived migrants, it can be a completely new experience.

Increasing options, improving outcomes

ON the surface, the Increasing Women's Options course may appear to be just another offering at the Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House, but to the 20 women who have been through, it has also been about finding themselves again after becoming everything to their families.

‘Whale’ regains control

In September last year, Morwell's Michael Crofts was battling "severely morbid obesity", and held grave fears he would not see his five year-old daughter reach high school.

Gippsland fire continues to burn

THE Aberfeldy fire, which has been burning for more than a month, has devastated almost 85,000 hectares of land in Gippsland.

No use to wildlife ‘if we’re dead’

A RAWSON wildlife carer has hit out at an animal welfare organisation over claims fire authorities have unfairly shut rescuers out of the Aberfeldy fire ground.

Open for comment

AN "exciting" concept plan for the proposed Eel Hole Creek Pavilion, set to be a key new feature of Churchill, is available for public comment until the end of this month.

Police news

VICTORIA Police is investigating the shooting of four Boer goats at Flynns Creek, believed to have occurred on the 9 or 10 February.

A need for speed

RICARDO De Araujo loves the thrill of speed.

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