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Change to council meeting time

NEW councillors took to Latrobe City Council chambers with intent to "refresh" and bring change, starting with the council meeting time.

Illegal dumping

A SUSPECTED illegal asbestos dumping less than 200 metres from the Tyers residential area has reignited calls for Latrobe City Council to drop tip charges for disposal of the dangerous material.

Former McCormack Demby sites sold

Former McCormack Demby sites sold

Bushfire safety advice

FREE at-home advice on bushfire safety is available from the Country Fire Authority.

Trust granted more land

THE Hazelwood Cemetery Trust has officially been granted title to an adjoining block of land which will allow for further development and expansion.

Boost for Men’s Shed

THE Rosedale Men's Shed has received a $2000 boost from the Federal Government to help establish a permanent base.

New unit targeting arsonists launched

A STATEWIDE effort to crack down on arsonists has seen the introduction of a new specialist police group to target high-risk areas.

FIBA funds boost

THE FIBA Oceania Pacific Youth Basketball Championships received a leg up just days before its opening ceremony with a $15,000 funding boost from the State Government's Significant Sporting Events Program.

From ‘paddock to plate’

FED-up with flavourless vegetables, passionate foodies Ian Martin and Irene Isherwood live by the motto "paddock to plate".

Boost for early learning

A $300,000 grant will be used to develop an additional early learning centre at St Pauls Anglican Grammar School, Traralgon, which was announced last week.

Warm weather sparks fire

TEN emergency crews extinguished a fire at Energy Brix, Morwell, after a coal pile self combusted last Monday.

Lives saved by strangers

IT has been almost a decade since a happy event - the birth of her only daughter - resulted in Traralgon's Jodi Galea almost losing her life.

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