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.
Faith in Fern delivers title win
A Coalville-bred filly with a loving personality took out one of the most prestigious prizes on the Victorian horse show calendar when it was named champion led Arabian horse of the year.
Pedestrian dies at Traralgon
A 24-year-old man has died after he was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Princes Highway and Bradford Drive about 2am on Saturday.
Trainee doctors get feel for Gippsland
Future doctors who may eventually join Gippsland's medical workforce have embarked on their first year at Churchill's Monash School of Rural Health.
Leigh rides for family reunion
Some people vow to never again traverse the Nullarbor after one trip across its treeless expanse of arid earth.





















