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.
‘Disastrous’ collapse
A DRAMATIC drop in visitors entering Walhalla post bushfire threat has proved "completely disastrous" for the tourism dependent town.
Global campaign supported
COUNCILS have thrown their support behind Walhalla's international tourism campaign to help keep the township "on the map".
Not slowing down yet
AT 70 years of age, Victoria Police veteran Leading Senior Constable David "Doc" Halliday knows he should be thinking about retirement, but he does not want to "set a date".
Expecting something this year to kick off
PREGNANT women under the age of 25 years are invited to attend the first 'Expecting Something?' session of the year on 21 February.
Volunteers needed
LES Maher has been helping Latrobe Valley residents get to vital medical appointments for 10 years.
Triple trouble
Beef farmer Zarko Spehar was seeing more than double late last month, when triplet calves were born at his Yinnar property.
Tackling the preventable killer
The Latrobe Valley is set to host one of Australia's most successful prostate cancer awareness fundraisers, in an effort to combat one of the male population's biggest killers.