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Weekend assaults

TWO separate incidences of assault were reported on Saturday, with one victim requiring hospitalisation.

Dream come true

AN international debut performance in Switzerland has scored Traralgon’s Calvin Richardson a spot at a world renowned ballet institute - news he heralds as “the start of an exciting new life”.

Call for MACP support

MOE residents are being called on to voice their support for the Moe Activity Centre Plan in a bid to secure funding for the development.

Morwell: a sign of the times

THE changed nature of Morwell has been depicted in new welcome signs erected over past weeks following several years of campaigning by Advance Morwell.

Strong focus on home

COUNTRY singer Troy Cassar-Daley admitted he sometimes walked out of hardware stores with things he did not really need for his house.

Morwell pursuit

Police have arrested a 57 year-old Traralgon man after a short pursuit in Morwell on Tuesday in response to reports a vehicle was driving erratically on Princes Drive about 10.15pm.

Fears hinder business

ENGINEERING firms in the Latrobe Valley are already experiencing significant income losses as power stations wind back maintenance works amid industry uncertainty and a "crisis of confidence" hits the region, Federal Parliament heard last week.

Not traveling so well

More than a month since a bus time table revamp in the Latrobe Valley was implemented, some commuters are still struggling with the changes.

Koorie college defends ‘misunderstood’ record

Morwell's Woolum Bellum College has hit back at a media report portraying the school as a waste of money, saying it showed a complete misunderstanding of the Latrobe Valley's young indigenous populations' needs.

Means testing could cost Valley specialists

Latrobe Valley faces the potential loss of private medical specialists if the private health insurance rebate is means tested, according to a local private health insurer.

Koorie Court’s success lies with elders

THE "very low" reoffending rate of people dealt with in Latrobe Valley's County Koorie Court may be impressive, but the secret of its success lies with the Aboriginal community elders.

Dancing for pay rise

Gippsland social and community sector workers supported a 'flash mob' dance held on the steps of parliament on Spring Street, Melbourne last week, in a bid for State Government to endorse their pay increase.

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