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Entries open for this year’s Tyers Art Festival

ENTRIES are now open for the 47th Tyers Art Festival. The festival runs Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8. One of Gippsland's longest-running and most-loved...

Two decades of life-saving treatment

By PEACE IJIYERA     GIPPSLAND Cancer Care Centre (GCCC) celebrated its 20th anniversary on July 31. The centre, located at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH), was officially opened...

Have your say on council-managed land

LATROBE City Council is inviting community feedback on its draft nature plan. Feedback will guide the protection and enhancement of biodiversity across the municipality over...

CFA Chief Officer resigns

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan AFSM has advised the CFA Board and Victorian government that he will be stepping down from his position as...

Survey for youth, by youth

MISSION Australia is encouraging Victorian young people aged 14 to 19 to participate in the national charity’s 2026 youth survey before it closes this...

“We’re not waiting”, Mayor wants action

LATROBE City Council leaders met with state government and Opposition representatives during a recent Parliamentary Delegation to advocate for greater support for jobs, investment,...

Emergency relief centre opened in Morwell

By KATRINA BRANDON       SERVING the needs of local people, Anglicare Victoria and the Morwell Anglican Parish has collaborated, opening a new emergency relief (ER) centre...

Flower power stopping Bank St lights

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT     STATE Leader of the Nationals, Danny O'Brien, has confirmed that if the Coalition wins the November election, they will activate the Bank...

Russell Northe back in the public view

By LIAM DURKIN   FORMER Member for Morwell, Russell Northe has spoken publicly for the first time since he was handed a 21-month prison sentence. The disgraced...

From the archives with Katrina Brandon

50 years ago The Express, August 11, 1976 Stone the…!   YALLOURN North's formerly haunted house is still being plagued - this time by stone throwers. Police believe small...

Bringing Bluey to the stage

By PEACE IJIYERA     LAST week, Bluey’s Big Play, The Stage Show came to town. The Australian television program that has captured the hearts of many worldwide...

Local doctor honoured

By PEACE IJIYERA     DR Miriam Pietrzak-Cieslak has been recognised for 35 years of significant contribution and dedication to rural community service with a Victorian Rural...

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Winners raise the bat

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND By LIAM DURKIN     YOU do wonder if results ever make it back to AFL HQ. Just one game in Round 17 of the North Gippsland...