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Meet GUS, the defence force robot

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC   YINNAR is known for its picturesque views of the Morwell River Valley and Strzelecki Ranges – but now its become known as...

Plant site chosen

By PHILIP HOPKINS and ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC LATROBE Magnesium (LMG) has chosen Malaysia's Sarawak state to develop a $1 billion 100,000 tonne per year magnesium plant. The...

Downward trend

By PHILIP HOPKINS POLLUTION from the Latrobe Valley power stations has fallen over the past five years and massively over the past 10 years, according...

Delburn Wind Farm to go ahead

LATROBE Valley residents have lost their fight to stop the proposed 2000 megawatt Delburn wind farm in the Strzelecki Ranges after the Supreme Court...

Fasting begins as Ramadan gets underway

RAMADAN Mubarak to the Muslims across the Latrobe Valley as the holy month of Ramadan began last week. Every year, Muslims across the world...

New partnership to deliver more kindergarten places to region

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC FAMILIES in Latrobe City can look forward to more kindergarten places and modern facilities thanks to a new Building Blocks Partnership between...

Shaving for a cause

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC BUZZ cuts are all the rage at Trafalgar High, as the school once again participated in the World’s Greatest Shave. Last Thursday,...

Latrobe Valley’s childcare crisis

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC WHEN Kate Taylor decided to return to her job as a preschool teacher after maternity leave, her biggest issue wasn't finding work,...

Bathurst royalty support fundraiser

By TOM HAYES THE sight of classic cars filled McMahon St in Traralgon at the weekend, thanks to a Cancer Council fundraiser, headlined by racing...

Farmers to fight

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) will create a new VFF Energy and Transmission Taskforce, which includes Gippsland's Hamilton Gerrand, to lead its...

Permit for fourth generation farmer

TEARS of joy flooded a full gallery on Monday, March 6, as Latrobe City Council approved a permit for the development of Kevin Perry's...

New leadership group

STARTING on March 1, a new operations leadership group began its tenure at Traralgon Fire Brigade. The CFA volunteers, led by Captain Adam Townsend,...

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Holding the line

By PEACE IJIYERA   ON the Saturday of Reconciliation Week (May 30), Indigenous author, Traditional Owner and Native Title Holder, Frankie Dunne, held a book launch...