Big crime issues in focus
Family violence, illegal drugs, emergency management and hoon driving were top of the agenda at yesterday's Victoria Police CommSafe meeting at Morwell.
Kurnai revamp begins
The shovels have hit the ground in a major building revamp at Kurnai College Morwell as part of a $10.1 million upgrade to replace old and outdated classrooms.
Ageless love blooms
Just like a flower that bloomed in season that's how love found John Callow and Lois Tipple, both 76 years old.
Award for Hazelwood photo
Express photographer Hayley Mills was last week recognised for her work covering the closure of Hazelwood Power Station with a prestigious award.
Medal joy for fitness queen
Eight years ago Chrissy Warren was working as a veterinary nurse and she was unhappy. The 32-year-old felt overweight and decided to join the local gym to put some pep back in her step.
Bio-potential highlighted
Victoria, through projects such as the biomanufacturing plans of Australian Paper in the Latrobe Valley, could lead Australia's push into the emerging bio-economy, according to the annual report of the state's forestry industry.
Marc-O-Matic blends art and tech
The potential for technological advancements to create a world of evil robots and pervasive surveillance can make people gulp at the thought of the future but when it comes to art and gaming, the future cannot come fast enough for some.
John sees a need in PNG
L&F Eyecare Moe and Drouin therapeutic optometrist John Farmer has lost count of the number of times he's been to Papua New Guinea, having made about 100 visits or more since the early 1980s.
Site set for Islamic burials
Muslims in Gippsland now have a place to bury their loved ones as Traralgon Cemetery recently opened a dedicated Islamic burial site.
‘Mini tornado’ ransacks property
Sitting in her Morwell office during some rainy weather last week, Rosedale resident Linda Tanian didn't expect to arrive home to uprooted trees and branches lying around her 32-hectare property.
Compensation call
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has questioned whether current commuter compensation arrangements are good enough for Gippsland train users.
Simulator is here to help
A Gippsland mobile simulation ambulance will help paramedics practice high-risk advanced life support skills across the region after the Helimed 1 Auxilary contributed $60,000 to fund the project.






















