This is ‘our day’
MORE than 550 people gathered at Old Gippstown to celebrate Australia Day and enjoy a barbecue breakfast.
Cold change helps fire crews battle blaze
THE earlier-than-expected cold change which occurred easing into the long weekend allowed fire crews battling the Aberfeldy-Donnelys bushfire to consolidate containment lines.
Driven to distraction
THE incessant rumbling of heavy trucks trundling past her bedroom windows "at all hours" has left Morwell resident Dawn Harrison at her wit's end of what to do.
Suspicious fires
WELLINGTON Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a suspicious grassfire in Cowwarr on Friday morning.
Combining skills for animal rescue
TWO Latrobe Valley women have combined their skills to help out with the rescue and treatment of wildlife affected by the Gippsland bushfires.
The Valley’s Aus Day ambassador
THE Latrobe Valley will welcome a man integral to Australian drama's survival to its 2013 Australia Day celebration events.
myki replacements
LATROBE Valley residents who were among the first to obtain a myki card are able to get a free replacement when their original card reaches its expiry date.
Know your role
AS parts of the region continue to feel the effects of a bushfire which has raged for a week, reports of investigations into possibly deliberately lit fires continue to filter in through the media.
Helping those in need
GIPPSLAND Emergency Relief Fund has launched an appeal to support families affected by the Aberfeldy-Donnely's Creek Fire, which is still burning in some parts of Gippsland.
Gently wrapping them up with care
WHEN Trafalgar South's Paul Smart and his team of sales consultants met recently, one of the most pressing issues on their mind was the Gippsland bushfires.
Fridge old, but still humming
Valerie Massey never expected she owned the oldest appliance in Latrobe Valley, but it should not have come as a shock that her 58 year-old refrigerator had years on the competition.
Too good to waste
The plight of fruit farmers, whose produce is laying wasted, has prompted a Morwell man to establish an action group and a plan to get farmers a better deal.
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A PREMIERSHIP went back to Tigerland at the weekend.
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