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.
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.
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.
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.
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Four figures: MacDonald reaches a century of goals
FOOTBALL
NORTH GIPPSLAND
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
STAR country footballer Dean MacDonald etched his name into the history books at the weekend.
The Yallourn Yallourn North playing co-coach booted...
