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Residents rally to retain aged care service

A working group has been established to tackle community concerns raised since the announcement Churchill's only aged care facility would close in November.

Tools down for BlazeAid

Rural charity BlazeAid is about to wind up a more-than-two-month stint helping residents rebuild their farm fences after bushfires swept the Yinnar South district in March.

Battery recycling slated for Latrobe

Locals are being invited to community consultation sessions to hear about plans for a large-scale battery recycling plant in Hazelwood North.

Ben’s biggest break yet

Success breeds confidence and that sentiment definitely rings true for rising tennis ace Ben Grumley.

Friends count Tarra-Bulga lyrebirds

Thirty-eight volunteers met in the dark before dawn at Tarra-Bulga National Park on June 1.

Turbulence unites art and science

The everyday person would know about turbulence from knuckle-whitening moments on an airplane.

Family’s anguish following car crash

A 13-year-old Morwell girl is fighting for her life following a horrific car crash in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Healing heartache through art

Nola Matthews picked up a pencil for the first time since she was in high school after the death of her husband of 65 years.

Winter-warmer project for Walhalla locomotive

Walhalla Goldfields Railway's diesel hydraulic locomotive will be covered in patches of colourful knitted squares in a bid to draw tourism to the area.

140 years of worship

While times have changed in the 140 years since Trafalgar's St Mary Magdalene held its first service, the core business of the church has not, Archdeacon Sue Jacka said.

Latrobe lifestyle could attract more professionals: mayor

The region is not promoting its lifestyle benefits and needs to do more to attract professionals, Latrobe City mayor Graeme Middlemiss says.

Alleged drug driver intercepted in Trafalgar

In its first four days on the road, State Highway Patrol police used a new Tesla highway patrol vehicle to intercept an allegedly drug-affected driver travelling with two small children in Trafalgar.

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