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Gippslanders locked for good cause

Gippslanders Adam Townsend and Greg Mobbs will be locked in a pod on the Melbourne Star observation wheel tomorrow – and won't be released until they have raised $10,000.

New drop-in centre officers veterans support

A drop-in centre for veterans and their families opened in Morwell on Monday to provide assistance, including welfare support and advice, to the region's former servicemen and women.

Man remanded in custody

A man has been charged following separate assaults on an off duty police officer in Franklin Street and a couple in Victory Park, Traralgon early Saturday morning.

Jobs for long stretch

Former Carter Holt Harvey worker Mark Peter knew he had no option but to stay in the Latrobe Valley when the Morwell sawmill closed in September last year.

Strong winds whip up dust storm at Morwell

Morwell experienced wind gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour yesterday afternoon in a weather event that left parts of the Valley covered in dust.

Felicity in line for sporting honour

Felicity Di Toro chuckles when asked how she deals with petulant netballers or mouthy crowds.

It’s do or die as CATS hunt Magpies

The makeup of the 2017/18 finals series in the Traralgon and District Cricket Association has been decided after the season proper wrapped up with round 13 at the weekend.

Synthetic bowling greens give new life to Moe community club

Soggy greens have been a longstanding issue for the Moe Bowling Club, but works underway on the club's greens are going a long way to solving that problem.

Endurance test in grand final lead-up

Mirboo North will aim to play in its third Central Gippsland Cricket Association grand final in as many seasons when it takes on Moe on Saturday.

Festival vibe promised for fun run

Runners of all fitness levels will dash for a worthy cause this weekend when the Traralgon Harriers' Community Fun Run comes to town.

Julian finds perfect fit

Traralgon couple Hayley Gaunt and Damien Berry hoped to enrol their five-year-old son Julian to a mainstream school until they met the teachers and staff at the Latrobe Special Developmental School.

Trafalgar pumpkin nabbed

The volunteers at the Trafalgar Community Garden were left dumbfounded after their sole giant pumpkin was nabbed from the vine for the third year in a row.

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