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Cork Club doing it for kids again

Traralgon intersections will be abuzz with volunteers rattling tins on Thursday and Friday as the Royal Exchange Hotel Cork Club leads another fundraising effort for the Good Friday Appeal.

Early successes for doctor training plan

On April 13, 2017 the federal government announced Gippsland as one of 26 country regions nationally to gain a program aiming to stop trainee doctors fleeing to the city.

Jobs at new eco-friendly factory

The first stage of a 12-hectare eco-industrial hub in Rosedale was officially opened on Thursday.

Standing to show people care

Greens candidate for Gippsland Deb Foskey is under no illusion she will win the tightly-held Nationals' seat in May.

Blood donors needed

The Traralgon Australian Red Cross Blood Service is calling on the community to fill 70 free appointments over the Easter and Anzac Day public holidays following a low number of blood donations.

Reprieve for driving program

A program that assists Latrobe Valley young people to obtain their probationary driver's licence will continue to operate after the state government committed to funding it for another four years.

P-plater to face court

An 18-year-old man who had his licence for less than a month was allegedly clocked at almost 70 kilometres above the speed limit at Traralgon at the weekend.

Jobs lost as cafe closes

Gippy Goat Café owner John Gommans says community support following the closure of the Yarragon establishment has been "remarkable" and has renewed calls for farmers' rights to be protected.

No bail for accused

Details have emerged in court about a man who allegedly attacked an 83-year-old woman in the bedroom of her Morwell home.

Volunteers prepare to replace burnt fences

Three years after retiring as a trade unionist Luke van der Meulen accepted a volunteer job he couldn't say no to.

Former fire chief calls for research

For veteran firefighter Ewan Waller, the recent fires in Gippsland have prompted both memories of the Black Saturday inferno and thoughts on bushfire policy.

MPs want tougher trespass penalties

Gippsland politicians will call for stronger trespass penalties when State Parliament resumes this month following the decision by the Gippy Goat Café in Yarragon to close its doors.

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