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Families of Toongabbie vets sought

The Toongabbie Centenary of Armistice Committee is calling for people who are related to the men and women listed on the Toongabbie honour boards to join them at a centenary celebration.

Prepare for long fire season

It is the little "one percenters" that add up in dangerous fire situations, is the message the Traralgon East Fire Brigade want to send to the community in the lead up to this year's fire season.

Local cows among state’s best

Gippsland beef producers proved they were breeding some of the best cattle in Victoria by taking out top awards at the inaugural Victorian Limousin Breeders Group on-farm challenge.

Greens to push ahead with anti-gambling campaign

Greens candidate for Eastern Victoria Tom Cummings will forge ahead with his anti-gambling campaign despite a push from Victoria's peak pokies body to not vote Green.

Yinnar gets mobile phone boost

Yinnar residents won't have to wave their phones around in vain searching for a signal, now that Telstra has installed a small cell in the township to provide reliable reception and mobile data access.

Tyers most at fire risk

Tyers has been named as the Latrobe Valley town most at-risk of bushfire this summer, as the local fire brigade ramps up efforts to inform residents about the dangers of living in rural communities.

Microgrid promises savings

The Victorian government has invited Latrobe Valley businesses to sign up to what will be Australia's largest microgrid connecting commercial tenants to solar energy and cutting bills by a quarter.

Merger D-day looms

The Mid Gippsland Football League and players' union have revealed they will consider boycotting the 2019 season if a proposed merger with the Alberton Football Netball League goes ahead.

Girl guides launch rangers

Proving that Girl Guides is not just about selling cookies, for the first time in Traralgon unit leader Amanda Clark's memory the Traralgon Girl Guides branch has enough members to create a separate unit for teenage girls.

Calls for road users to show respect

VicRoads, Victoria Police and local cyclists are encouraging drivers and cyclists to be respectful of one another on the roads in the upcoming warmer months.

Dalkeith art supports air ambulance

More than 100 art pieces from paintings to fabric art will be on display as residents of Dalkeith Heights in Traralgon raise funds to support the Helimed air ambulance this weekend.

Lifestyle choices alarming

Latrobe Valley residents are making poor choices about their health with lifestyle-related deaths in the area reaching an "alarming" state compared to Victorian data.

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