Joe’s Valley sounds a hit in Europe
For a musician based in regional Victoria, Joe Matera has a significantly large European following.
Tall Tim Woodz returns to the Valley
Singer-songwriter Tim Woodz is returning to his old stomping ground in the Latrobe Valley to kick-off an east coast tour to plug a new EP he put out earlier this year.
Representation goal
Reserving a seat on local council for an Indigenous representative should not be ruled out as part of Victorian Aboriginal treaty negotiations, according to Latrobe City councillor Kellie O'Callaghan.
Farm women support
Mirboo North is rallying behind women in drought-affected communities and has put the call out for donations of women's sanitary products and non-perishable food.
Riders ready to test endurance
Victoria's fittest riders and their elite horses will be aiming to complete a gruelling 100-kilometre ride around the Toongabbie hills on the weekend during the Gippsland endurance championships.
Contractors fear for future
Gippsland logging contractors are fearing for their future in the wake of a media report over the weekend claiming the Andrews Government plans to phase out native logging by 2029.
Baw Baw tree-sit delays logging
Police and Victorian government officials were waiting for a logging protestor to down from a tree near Erica on the southern slopes of Mount Baw Baw yesterday.
Council tree pruning anger
A local arborist has called on Latrobe City Council to improve its treatment of trees in the Traralgon central business district following what he described as "poor pruning practices" used on some of the trees in the area.
Fifty years of Lifeline
The very first person to take a call on the Gippsland Lifeline crisis line, Marg Hinson, said her first shift on the telephones was full of people calling to wish her well in her work.
Latrobe City to call for planning panel
Latrobe City Council will request the Planning Minister establish a planning panel to consider submissions to the largest planning revision undertaken by a Gippsland council in terms of scope of land impacted.
Students get virtual reality check
Students are leading the way at Gippsland Tech School – developing augmented reality experiences using technology new to the Victorian education system.
Morwell resident welcomes CCTV cameras
Morwell resident and businessman Lindsay Mills has welcomed the rollout of new CCTV cameras after a family member was seriously assaulted last year.