Op shop success after volunteers breathe new life into historic church
The Yinnar Cooperating Church is getting a new lease of life as a community op shop after it held its final service at the end of last year due to dwindling congregation numbers.
Feeding firefighters is part of recovery
Walhalla businesses are getting back on their feet after the town was closed to fire attack a couple of weeks ago, and they are inviting day trippers and tourists to visit the historic gold-era village.
Walhalla fire effort ongoing
Firefighters reached a significant milestone on Monday evening when the Walhalla-Stoney Creek Road fire that had been burning for about three weeks was listed as contained.
“No end in sight” Call for Latrobe drought-declaration
Latrobe City Council is pushing for the municipality to be officially declared drought-affected as landholders report the dry is starting to push its way west into the Latrobe Valley.
Tom brings taste of cattle station
"Holy hatbox!" the outback entertainer, Tom Curtain, said as children flooded into his outdoor arena at Boolarra on Saturday night.
Trafalgar writer inspired by Scotland
Trafalgar nurse Jenn Lees has fallen so deeply in love with Scotland, it became a major inspiration for her writing debut.
Gift to honour fallen officer
Gippsland Centenary House will be able to fill a "black hole" in funding for its stage three expansion with a donation of $80,000 from the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Gippsland branch.
Traralgon’s parkrun proves it’s a fun event for everyone
While getting up early and running five kilometres might not be everyone's idea of a good time, more than 150 Traralgon-ites begin each Saturday morning with the parkrun.
Politics runs in their veins
While it is not uncommon for politics to run in families, Latrobe City councillor Sharon Gibson is determined that any achievements her son Stuart makes in the political arena are done so in his own right.
Shawnee set to shave to help save lives
Shawnee Salter didn't think twice when she volunteered to chop off her curly locks – she'd done it before and "the great cause" was all the motivation she needed to do it again.
Footy league shake up
The proposal was discussed during Mid Gippsland's monthly meeting at Morwell on Wednesday night where representatives from the league's nine clubs held preliminary talks with AFL Gippsland about the possible move.
Free TAFE enrolment boom
Federation Training in Morwell has been swamped by students taking advantage of the Victorian government's free TAFE course program as enrolments have quadrupled in some courses.
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Traralgon hosts major table tennis
TABLE TENNIS
By KATRINA BRANDON
BOOMING streets, squeaky courts and roars of strength bellowed throughout the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS) over the King’s Birthday...
