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Making music with the world

Music bellowed through Moe Plaza on Thursday during World Make Music Day as students from Elizabeth Street Primary School demonstrated their talents behind the instruments.

Valley enjoys sales boom

Property sales in the Latrobe Valley jumped 18 per cent in the first five months of 2018, a report by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria has revealed.

Boolarra’s man making a difference

Leading Senior Constable Matt Ryan opens the door to the Boolarra Police Station.

Tunnel too expensive

Gippsland’s population would be slugged $120,000 per person if a Nationals idea to build a tunnel between Melbourne and Pakenham went ahead, an RMIT researcher claims.

Cultural conversations about death

The Gippsland Ethnic Communities' Council's Gippsland Interfaith group hosted a Talking Faith seminar recently on the topic of death-related procedures and ceremonies where representatives of different faiths were invited to speak about the traditions of their own faith.

Morwell chosen for justice support

Morwell's Latrobe Community Health Service is one of several providers across the state which will deliver a new program supporting the mental health of people in the justice system from October.

Funding beneficial play time for all at Mirboo North

Mirboo North Kindergarten will be able to address increased enrolments of children with sensory processing disorders and other specific needs with new funding for special equipment.

Caring creates learning opportunities

Federation Training VCAL students are taking the welfare of a fellow student on the other side of the globe in Uganda into their own hands by fundraising to support him through school.

Help needed for meals

Beth Cox began volunteering with Meals on Wheels to placate a neighbour who was always asking her to join and almost 34 years later Ms Cox hasn't stopped.

Latrobe motion supported

A Latrobe City Council motion at the National Assembly of Councils in Canberra calling on all state governments to cease relocating housing clients with "complex needs" to rural and regional areas has passed.

Community enforcement a step further

A community advocate has welcomed the inclusion of a clause in an environmental protection bill before the Victorian Parliament that would allow the community to enforce pollution laws.

Rosedale rallies for Aaron

Rosedale born-and-bred father of four Aaron Rose described the return of a rare form of potentially life-threatening brain cancer to a cavity in the right side of his head as a "small bump in the road".

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