Holidays test support services
Quantum Support Services' emergency assistance services were stretched to capacity in the lead up to Christmas and are expected to remain under pressure into the New Year.
Lifestyle change is better than crash diets
If you are thinking of starting the year with a crash diet or exercising simply for the sake of immediately losing those extra kilos you gained during the holiday season, a Traralgon doctor's advice is – forget it.
St Vincent’s braces for help requests
St Vincent de Paul Society volunteers are bracing for a busy start to the year as people who have overstretched their budget during the holiday season start requesting food and educational assistance.
Cancer patient fears pain of power outage
Morwell cancer patient Nola Hayes fears the power outage at Latrobe Regional Hospital on Friday has set her treatment back several weeks.
Patient return to power at hospital
Latrobe Regional Hospital could return to mains power as early as next week after a fault in the hospital's main electrical switchboard caused extensive service disruptions on Friday.
Serious injury number down
Serious injury collisions on Latrobe Valley roads dropped by almost 30 per cent last year.
Boy remanded after crash
A 13-year-old Traralgon boy has been remanded in custody after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle into a house at Traralgon on New Year's Eve.
Knit one, purl one, give to the needy
It has been a labour of love for about 20 Latrobe Valley women who over the last eight months have been busy hand-knitting a range of items for disadvantaged people and premature babies across the region.
Family terrified by Christmas road rage
An unprovoked road rage attack which has left a family terrified is being investigated after the family was chased along Argyle Street by another driver in Traralgon last month.
Business’ break in heartbreak
A Morwell hospitality business may be forced to shut up shop if another burglary takes place at the Church Street premises in the coming months.
Maree leads by example
Born and bred Traralgon resident Maree McPherson recently released a book encouraging women in regional Australia to cut the "grass ceiling", overcome fear and create possibility in their lives.
Valley’s first millennial baby is all grown up
Eighteen years ago the people at a certain New Year's Eve party in the Latrobe Valley were not alone in worrying about the world ending as the clock approached midnight.
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Marks the magnificent mind behind flagship fundraiser
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BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
CLAIRE Marks is a real workaholic at Morwell Football-Netball Club.
The Tigers legend organised yet another successful Pink Ribbon Round at the weekend,...
