Innovation with vouchers
VOUCHERS worth up to $10,000 are now available to Victorian businesses and publicly funded research organisations to improve their innovation capability through access to professional courses, training or specialised skills development programs.
Search for yellow utility
VICTORIA police would like to speak to occupants of a yellow utility vehicle with New South Wales plates and a camper on the back,...
Ultralight crash
A MAN flying an ultralight aircraft was taken to Latrobe Regional Hospital last week in serious but stable condition after he crashed into Lake Narracan.
Bus moves along
A GOOD dose of the Christmas spirit in the form of Santa himself helped bring an impressive local fundraising effort for dialysis patients to its $40,000 total.
Penalties to increase
COUNTRY Fire Authority has warned anyone breaching key fire prevention rules face greater deterrents as the State Government increases penalties for not complying with the rules.
For whom the bell tolled
A SEARCH is on to solve the whereabouts of the original Morwell Fire Brigade bell which adorned the then fire station tower outside the original fire station before it was shifted in July 1953 to Church Street, Morwell.
Vandals strike at cemetery
"DISGUSTING" vandalism affecting several graves at Traralgon cemetery has upset grieving relatives.
Grassfires contained
TWO grassfires caused by a fallen powerline near Trafalgar were promptly contained by Country Fire Authority firefighters on Friday, but thousands of Moe and Trafalgar residents were left without power as temperatures soared above 40 degrees celsius.
Boost for Moe’s outdoor pool
A $243,000 funding announcement to redevelop the Moe Outdoor Pool was welcomed, with the money set to "rejuvenate" the pool.
Valley welcomes new arrival
Latrobe Regional Hospital's first birth in 2013 was the only baby born that day after a "Christmas rush" of 24 births the week before.
Lucky number six
A retired Newborough couple have started the new year $666,666.67 richer after winning a division one prize in Wednesday Lotto on 26 December.
Taste of the world
PASSIONATE foodie Debra Cerasa has proven she can handle the heat and is getting into the kitchen, opening the first international cooking school in Gippsland.