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On high alert

FOR the Piper family from Toongabbie, the last three days have been emotional.

Redevelopment completed

RAWSON'S Dunstan Pavilion has been officially opened following a $230,000 redevelopment.

Connecting through the internet

WHEN Jim McDonald walked into Traralgon Library last month he knew what Skype was, but not how he could use it to connect with relatives and friends around Australia and the world.

Volunteer fined for delay

A LONG-serving community volunteer has been left upset by a $70 parking infringement fine for being 14 minutes late after she was delayed handing over duties to a fellow volunteer.

Improving sexual health

A NEW project aimed at improving the sexual health of young people in Latrobe City and Baw Baw has been launched by headspace Central West Gippsland.

New medical clinic for Malaita

A PROJECT to provide a medical clinic for the highland region of Malaita has taken a significant step forward with the recent purchase, in Honiara, of all the hardware requirements.

Offering a new experience

MOUNTING evidence indicating the integral link between "nature" and human health has served as the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign to attract visitors to Mt Baw Baw.

Child safety push

A LEGISLATION loophole that could endanger children has prompted Sean Scanlon to fight for child safety and has asked for public support.

Prep wins medal from the PM

A ST Gabriels Primary School prep student received a medal from Prime Minister Julia Gillard after winning a national colouring competition.

Mission to build an orphanage

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of a former "Lost boy" of Sudan, Latrobe Valley Refugee Action Network is practising what it preaches and travelling to South Sudan to establish an orphanage for homeless children.

Local success stories

WHAT do a ballet dancer who has performed for royalty, a sound engineer for Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork, and the personal chef to European billionaires on board their megayachts have in common?

Summer science experience

AN exciting new perspective on the world of science, mathematics, medicine, psychology and engineering awaits Gippsland students this summer, with registrations now open for The Science Experience 2013, a three-day event hosted by Monash University Gippsland.

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