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Traralgon consultancy finds state forestry mismanagement

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE state government decision to close the native forest timber industry culminates eight years of mismanagement that turned VicForests from a profitable...

Cat found after 5 years

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC A HEART-WARMING story fit for the movie theatre is the saga of Alby the cat and his five-year journey to find his...

BREAKING: Comm Games axed by state government

REGIONAL Victoria will no longer hold the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the state government withdrawing its hosting rights. The shock announcement was made at a...

Council reacts to Comm Games axing

THE Victorian government’s shock announcement to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games surprised local communities and Latrobe City Council (LCC). LCC Mayor Kellie O’Callaghan said Premier...

Open opportunity as historic café closes down

By KATRINA BRANDON A CAFE where you feel at home, is the place to be, but sadly on June 29, the Gippstown Café officially closed...

Timber talk at Council

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC THE end of native timber logging was on the agenda again at the latest Latrobe City Council meeting. On Monday, June 3, council...

From Newborough High to Harvard

By KATRINA BRANDON A DREAM to go to Harvard is one of many dreams towards making a change in the world, and for Lavalla teacher...

Protests as Council moves online

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) to protest publicly against recent Latrobe City Council decisions and...

Report questioned

By PHILIP HOPKINS THE state government has been accused of using a landmark Victorian climate report, which was written without any input from forestry researchers...

Open day everyday: All welcome at Latrobe Valley Enterprises

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC EVERYONE was welcome to Latrobe Valley Enterprises' (LVE) open day on Wednesday, June 21. The social enterprise opens its doors to allow...

Comment: The Andrew’s government’s industry transition delivers job losses in Gippsland

COMMENT By JOHN CAMERON GOVERNMENT-driven industry closures have resulted in job losses despite transitional assistance. Industry closures in the Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas of Gippsland have...

Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust: Bung Yarnda

By TOM PARRY This story contains the names of Indigenous people who have died. Both are respectfully used with the permission of the...

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Fighting fury on the way to flag

NETBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE By LIAM DURKIN   A PREMIERSHIP went back to Tigerland at the weekend. Morwell Football-Netball Club won the Gippsland League C Grade title, defeating Traralgon in...