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Sustainable village option explored

A start-up business which specialises in building sustainable housing is looking to invest in a manufacturing facility in the Latrobe Valley, estimated to be worth $20-30 million.

Kwasi single out in April

Melbourne-based rapper Benjamin Karikari-Yeboah, who performs under the name Kwasi, was the "go-to support act" for big-name Aussie hip hop artists when they did the rounds in Traralgon.

Los Angeles moods are calling Brice

Hazelwood North-raised singer-songwriter Brice Sedgwick has been deep in United States visa paperwork, bound for Los Angeles, after the palm trees and "buzz" of the marina culture stole his heart several years ago.

Chantal wows with her monologue

The day after moving to Ballarat to begin an acting degree, Kurnai College graduate Chantal Patton wowed audiences at the Beyond the Classroom exhibition opening night with her year 12 theatre studies piece, a monologue adapted from the novel Jane Eyre.

Massive crowd turn out for Maltese festa

Full of dancing, singing and cheer, event organisers estimated the highly-anticipated Maltese Festa drew about 8000 people to Immigration Park in Morwell at the weekend.

Big O welcome to FedUni life

About 600 new students will begin tertiary education at Federation University's Gippsland campus with Orientation Week activities kicking off earlier this week.

Navigating workplace cultural differences

Like many migrants who now call Australia home, it wasn't easy for Abigail Ruzive-Makura to land a job.

Teens sought after fire lit

Detectives are on the lookout for three teenagers following a suspiciously-lit fire on Saskia Way, Morwell just before 6pm on Tuesday.

Missing Monash bust recovered

An iconic bronze bust of Sir John Monash which once stood in the former township Yallourn has been returned after it was stolen from a car park outside PowerWorks Energy Education Centre at Morwell.

For the love of the job

Fifty-year-old Mark Kelly goes to work everyday at a recycling facility with a smile on his face.

Safter transport push

Public transport operators are fearful of their safety, according to Morwell MP Russell Northe, who on Friday proposed a two-year pilot program to introduce additional protective service and transport authorised officers into the Latrobe Valley.

Michelle to tackle mental health stigma

Lifeline Gippsland's newly appointed chief executive Michelle Possingham aims to raise awareness and smash society's negative stereotypes of people with mental illness.

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