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Mardi’s show of commitment

Traralgon South retired dairy farmer Mardi Symons is passionate about local agricultural shows which she believes should be a way to teach townsfolk about life on the land.

Call for more social housing stock

The Morwell electorate has the eighth highest rate of homelessness in regional Victoria, according to Council to the Homeless Persons analysis released this week.

CCTV hunt for offender

Detectives are reviewing CCTV footage following an assault which left an 83-year-old Morwell woman hospitalised on Friday.

Unit target violence

A new family violence unit headed by specialist detectives is expected to help victims of abuse report their experiences as police promise more thorough investigations.

Train plan crime fears

Residents fear a proposed rail development on the outskirts of Traralgon could drive up crime and derail the area's aesthetic landscape.

Turning back time in Morwell

Morwell Historical Society member Kellie Bertrand had particular requests from her grandmother Joyce Cleary before she died in late-2016.

NDIS is best outcome

A National Disability Insurance Scheme plan has not only helped a Yarragon man live a busy life again, but has likewise lifted pressure and guilt from his mother who was previously primary carer for the man and his father.

Tales of true crime horrors stun author

Melbourne writer and broadcaster Paul Verhoeven could not have been further from the car chases, gore and "staggering corruption" seen through the eyes of a patrol officer in Sydney's northern beaches in the 1980s when he sat down to write his first book.

Personal experiences make history

The thoughts in someone's head while walking into a battle and expecting violence are not the kind of things which usually make the official historical records.

From heartbreak to redemption for Yarram

Yarram have atoned for the heartbreak of last year's grand final loss with a triumphant win over Churchill to take out the 2018 premiership on Saturday, 8.17 (65) to 5.3 (33).

Blues clinch Thriller

Rosedale have fended off Churchill in a fiery battle to take out the North Gippsland A grade netball flag and complete a near-perfect season, 33-31.

Volunteers need a helping hand

Moe’s St Vincent de Paul welfare centre has issued a desperate plea for more volunteers as the organisation grapples with dwindling on-the-ground troops and an increase in calls for support across the Latrobe Valley.

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Making public transport safe

  VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28. Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...