Cool, calm, multi-tasking mum
MOST mothers would testify it does indeed "take a village to raise a child", but for one Traralgon mother, her faith and trust in a higher power is what helped her raise her brood of eight.
‘Naughty’ indulgence
THE quiet, picturesque town of Mirboo North may seem an unlikely place to have a shop and cafe specialising in gourmet chocolates, but Dalliance Chocolaterie and Providore is flourishing.
It’s all about football for Monique
With two Victorian Australian football teams to her name, Monique Tracey is far from your average teenage girl.
Budgets crush hopes
HOPES the Latrobe Valley's exceptional circumstances in a low-carbon economy would be recognised in recent state and federal budgets have been crushed.
Money for health centre
THE announcement of $6 million in the federal budget to redevelop Latrobe Community Health Service's community health centre in Moe, was welcome news in an otherwise uneventful budget for the Latrobe Valley.
Pilot vehicle driver injured
A WOMAN was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne with serious chest and abdominal injuries after the vehicle she was in was hit by a van along the Princes Freeway near Hernes Oak on Monday afternoon.
Low income families recognised
While low income families have been recognised in the federal budget, a push for parents to enter the workforce earlier does not bode well for Latrobe Valley, a local support agency has said.
Some students to benefit
SECONDARY and Tertiary education providers have been spared the budget axe with low-income and disadvantaged students to benefit the most from this year's federal budget.
Gld Water downplays tax liability
The local water authority has quickly moved to deny its liability to pay a carbon tax, after it was included on the Federal Government's 'Top 500' polluters list last week.
Council calls for positive bias
LATROBE City Council has formally asked governments to show a "positive bias" to the Latrobe Valley as the region seeks to offset the potential loss of 2000 jobs in its transition to a low-carbon economy.
Highway funds bypassed
THE duplication of the Princes Highway will continue to progress on schedule despite no further funds being allocated towards the project in the recent Federal Budget.
DPI shakeup
Traralgon Department of Primary Industry officers have been largely unaffected by State Government moves to sure up public sector efficiency.
