Results: Schools shine at 64th Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod
The Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod wrapped up a successful opening week with vocal solos and several school sections.
Cross-cultural sharing
Morwell locals had a rare chance for a cross-cultural exchange with Australia's closest northern neighbour when a group of 25 Indonesian financial regulators came to town on Thursday.
Friendly chat for young folk at plaza
Traralgon's disengaged young people are being offered a friendly face to talk to at Stockland Plaza with a new service to try and reconnect them back into the community.
Premiership perfection for Bombers
Yallourn-Yallourn North claimed the MGFL premiership and completed the perfect season by withstanding the first-half charge of Hill End to secure the flag, 9.16 (70) to 5.8 (38).
Scholes in line for top gong
A Latrobe Valley industrial microbiologist who is passionate about the positive role bacteria plays in our lives is up for a Victorian Regional Achievement and Community Award.
Seedlings mark new start
The first lot of blue gum seedlings have gone in the ground as part of a $110 million Victorian government promise to deliver native timber plantations in the Latrobe Valley.
Listening to Koori kids
Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Justin Mohamed was in Morwell this week helping to tackle an over-representation of Indigenous kids in the youth justice system.
Magnesium plant is a step closer
Yallourn fly ash could be trucked into a Tramway Road, Hazlewood North magnesium smelter to produce 40,000 tonnes of magnesium a year, according to a plan by Latrobe Magnesium.
Wettest August for Latrobe
The Latrobe Valley had its wettest August on record while east Gippsland suffered through a 10-year low average rainfall for the same period.
‘There were grown men crying’: Hill End’s fairytale run
For a little town with a population of about 400 having a football side win through to a senior grand final is a big deal.
Railway reserve vandalised, burgled
Volunteers at the Traralgon Railway Reservoir Conservation Reserve have voiced their disappointment after a reported spike in vandalism and theft at the Hickox Street park.
Volunteers disheartened
Volunteers at the Traralgon Railway Reservoir Conservation Reserve have voiced their disappointment after a reported spike in vandalism and theft at the Hickox Street park.