Syringes dumped at Moe playground
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
SEESAWS, swing sets and slides - all things families expect to see on the grounds of local parks.
Injection needles don't normally fall...
Foodbank set to open amid rising insecurity
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
AFTER six long years, Morwell's Foodbank hub is almost finished.
In 2018, the state government committed $10 million to build two Foodbanks, one...
Claims of misconduct resurface
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
SENDING your kids to school shouldn't be an issue, but the parents involved with Voices for Special Needs (VFSN) recount harrowing cases...
Moo-ving cow rescue
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
MORWELL Fire Brigade had a unique call out last month, after a Morwell farmer required assistance when one of his cows found...
Need for bushfire expert opinion on taskforce
By PHILIP HOPKINS
A LATROBE Valley consultant has strongly criticised the lack of bushfire expertise on the state government panel investigating the future use of...
Celebrating the life of Peter Eustace
RACE-caller Peter Eustace was known as the Voice Of Gippsland for nearly 50 years after moving to the area in the early 1970s.
His race...
Building a ‘future-ready’ workforce
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
OPPORTUNITIES for Latrobe Valley in the clean energy sector was on the agenda when the Minister for Employment, Vicki Ward, visited the...
New podcast to educate and empower victims of violence
STAFF WRITERS
A NEW Crime Stoppers podcast explores how coercive control is changing the way we look at traditional family violence.
Crime Stoppers Victoria has launched...
More breast cancer support at LRH
By STEFAN BRADLEY
THE McGrath Foundation has appointed Leah Savage as a new McGrath Breast Care Nurse at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) to provide increased...
Planning burning works underway to reduce bushfire risk
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
THERE'S no doubt its been a bit smokey through the Latrobe Valley lately.
If you're among the many that have noticed the smoke,...
Uncertainty over VicGrid’s new plan
By PHILIP HOPKINS
MEMBER for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien, has criticised the state government's decision to push aside current AusNet plans for a new transmission...
Education crisis
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
FEELING burn-out, overworked and overwhelmed is what education staff reported to the state education inquiry, while parents described harrowing accounts of misconduct...