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Sculptors ready to demonstrate their talent at Yinnar

The Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition will begin this weekend with a series of demonstrations at Yinnar.

Baringa’s big bike challenge

More than 100 students, teachers and support staff from seven special schools in the region will participate in today's first Grand Ridge Challenge that will take them 26 kilometres from Boolarra to Mirboo North and back.

Chocolate to deliver Easter smiles

Quantum Support Services are appealing to the community to "put a chocolate-covered smile" on the faces of more than 500 vulnerable children by donating Easter eggs.

Learning with Landcare

Two Latrobe Valley educational facilities have bested more than 1000 applicants to receive a junior Landcare grant from Woolworths.

Playing for fire victims

It was a call local artist Bryce "Snake" Wright could not say no to.

Sleeping rough concerns

Latrobe Valley service providers are reporting an increase in visual homelessness with more and more people sleeping rough in central business district areas.

Big capital works spend

Latrobe City residents are being encouraged to have their say on council's draft 2019/20 budget which features the "biggest ever capital works program" in Latrobe's history.

Art is a symbol of hope

Lifeline Gippsland will be able to visit fire and drought-affected communities to determine what their needs are in relation to mental health thanks to a $50,000 "top-up" from the state government.

Mercury emissions reported

The Latrobe Valley's coal-fired power stations collectively exhaled about a tonne of mercury into the air in 2017-18, data in the latest National Pollutant Inventory report revealed.

Looking for budget detail

Funding for specific big-ticket local projects was absent from this week's federal budget.

Greens’ end coal call

The Greens are campaigning for a 2030 deadline to end the burning and export of coal and have revealed a $1 billion plan to support affected power station workers.

Traralgon unveils indoor bowls facility

Hundreds of people descended on the Traralgon Bowls Club at Liddiard Road yesterday for the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art indoor facility.

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