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A former Traralgon GP and his family are encouraging doctors to consider moving to the "great community" of the Latrobe Valley.

A total of 343 doctors in Gippsland have received training and are now ready to assist patients with their My Health Record.

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.

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.

Mirboo North looked more like the Mediterranean when visitors flocked to Baromi Park for the town's fourth annual Italian Festa on Sunday.

A man who went on a four-week violent crime spree across the Latrobe Valley last year has been sentenced to seven years behind bars.

Environment department officials are seeking information in relation to a report of several dismembered kangaroo legs that were left on the side of a road in Traralgon.

Morwell MP Russell Northe hopes an event encouraging people to 'speak up' against bullying and raise awareness about mental health will leave people in a "positive frame on mind" on Saturday.

Gippslanders may have felt a slight shake in the early hours of Wednesday, when a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded near the Thomson dam.

While inclement weather prevented some outdoor activities from taking place, the rain couldn't dampen the smiles of young Collingwood fans as the Magpies swooped into Morwell on Tuesday. The session was hosted by Reclink, an organisation that runs programs to engage young people not involved in mainstream sport.

Gippsland as a whole is experiencing strong growth in building approvals, but the Latrobe Valley is not performing as well as other sub-regions, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows.

Families are worried how residents at Churchill's Hazelwood House nursing home will cope relocating to Traralgon later this year.