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Candidates are ready

Candidates are lining up to contest the federal seats of Gippsland and Monash despite both being considered safe seats by the Australian Electoral Commission.

Hinch hopes to clinch seats

Victorian Senator Derryn Hinch spent Friday travelling through Gippsland, including a stop in Moe, where he tipped Labor to win next month's federal election.

Vandals hit Glengarry

Disheartened volunteers have issued a desperate plea to help find those responsible for ongoing damage and vandalism at the former Glengarry railway station.

Two cars stolen in burglaries

Two vehicles were stolen during separate burglaries in Morwell and Traralgon in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Hawks’ Anzac Day plan flies

AFL fans will make the pilgrimage to the MCG for the annual Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon next week but Latrobe Valley residents need not travel to Melbourne to get a taste of football on April 25.

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.

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.

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.

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