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Sport devotion

THIRTY-four years is a long time in sport, yet that is how long Bob Hawkins has been involved with the Traralgon Basketball Association.

Plans to stimulate region

A LATROBE Valley-first investment reference group is hoped to stimulate economic investment into the region.

Clothes and cupcakes for women

AFTER six hours of baking 257 cupcakes, members of the Blue Stockings Association were thrilled to sell out their fundraiser treats at Monash University Gippsland on Wednesday to help advance women's education and improve employability.

Moe-Walhalla railway history revisited

GROWING up in a family of railway workers Nick Anchen has a passion for trains chugging through his veins.

Call for public housing security in Gippsland

PROPOSED State Government changes to tenancy tenure has instigated Latrobe City Council to call on the government to provide public housing security to Gippsland residents.

Valley’s ‘moral’ right to millions

LATROBE City Council has stepped up its campaign to see any money withdrawn from the proposed HRL dual gas project "immediately applied" to Latrobe Valley job creation projects.

Challenging debate surprises

A GROUP of young Gippsland students were challenged to debate on some international topics recently, surprising audiences and themselves, as they did so with ease.

No guarantee for jobs

HOMEGROWN group training organisation Apprenticeships Group Australia has removed its guarantee on employment for its apprentices.

Comprehensive game plan needed

THE hunt is on for farming projects and agricultural initiatives which will secure Gippsland as the nation's premier food bowl, as a bold government and private sector plan moves into its next phase.

‘Ups and downs’ heading north

HAZELWOOD resident Sam Alexander has had a challenging six months on the Bicentennial Trail with his horses to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

River’s health monitored

SCIENTISTS are investigating whether traces of iron found in the Latrobe River, as a result of flooding in the Yallourn open cut, are harming the river's aquatic life.

Progress dependent on weather

YALLOURN power station's plans to restore full generation capacity before summer, the state's peak energy demand period, continue to hang at the mercy of the rain.

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