Picture perfect approach to inclusion
The Traralgon and District Art Society is encouraging Latrobe Valley community members to get creative and learn to paint or draw.
Arnie’s eye for talent
Kim-Alina Baldacchino was feeling the pinch of nerves before her most recent kickboxing fight at the Arnold Classic in Melbourne. The 31-year-old was stepping into the ring for the first time in more than two years when she realised there was someone special ringside.
Manufacturing hope for ugly vegetables
The Latrobe Valley could be the site for an innovative vegetable processing hub that will turn ugly produce destined for the trash heap into tasty treats and health products.
CFA says business as usual
It will be business as usual for District 27 firefighters after a controversial fire services bill was defeated in Parliament last week in a sitting that ran into Good Friday.
Latrobe Valley mercury emissions increase
Latrobe Valley coal-fired power station emissions increased by 37 per cent in 12 months, according to the latest National Pollutant Inventory released by the federal government.
Third eviction at Moe site
Staff at the St Vincent De Paul Society in Moe have had enough of the ongoing saga of the former Presentation College site and want the place demolished to get rid of their unending "frustration" over the issue.
Graffiti near Walhalla upsets residents
Rae-Anne Vincent was heading in for an early shift on Easter Sunday when she found offensive anti-Muslim graffiti on the intersection of Tyers-Walhalla and Walhalla Roads.
A mother’s crusade
A Traralgon mother's desperate quest to find a suitable educational facility for her son has become a passionate commitment to improve the area's special developmental school.
Capital works cash splash
With almost double the capital works expenditure compared to the last financial year, the proposed Latrobe City Council 2018/19 draft budget is a big one.
Council supports Morwell demolition
After much deliberation amid fear of inadequate community consultation, Latrobe City councillors voted to support the demolition of Morwell Power Station at an ordinary meeting on Tuesday.
E-waste options explored
The soon-to-be-completed Gippsland Tech School provided some year 9 and 10 students from across the region with a taste of what the school will have to offer when it opens with a forum tackling Australia's recycling crisis.
Community cafe will give back
The Latrobe Valley's only non-profit café held an official opening in Morwell last week with a new playground as the centrepiece of the event.




















