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Jobs and economic growth will be newly-elected Latrobe City mayor Darrell White's focus over the next 12 months of his mayoral term.

A not-for-profit organisation hub which opened in July aimed at providing loans to low income earners has lent more than $90,000 in its first four months.

Newborough nonagenarians Peter and Kathleen Lynch are living proof a healthy diet, fun spirit and entirely mad sense of humour is the winning combination for long, meaningful life.

Safetech director David Wakefield has added fuel to member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath's concerns for Gippsland Tech School's ability to deliver a wide enough range of real-world learning, revealeing it would be willing to become an industry partner if the school produced employable people with the right skills.

Traralgon resident Rhys Woszczeiko will split from study this week when he leaves for Malaysia to represent Australia in tenpin bowling.

In the early 1980s it was a normal sight in one corner on Commercial Road, Morwell to see Japanese children eating hamburgers and Australian students wearing a Japanese kimono.

Lowanna College is one step closer to installing solar panels and undertaking a major upgrade of its sustainability garden with the recent announcement the school is a finalist in the international Zayed Future Energy Prize.

The Moe Fire Brigade has issued a plea to the state government to completely overhaul its out-dated and run-down Albert Street station following a report released by the CFA last week, which revealed Moe had the slowest responding station to incidents this year.

Riding more than 200 kilometres is a challenge for the average person, let alone primary school students.

A group of world-class fuel efficient hybrid buses will be introduced to the local public transport network from next year after Latrobe Valley Bus Lines announced on Friday it had purchased eight new Volvo Euro 6 hybrid chassis.

A video has revealed the heartfelt moment 13-year-old Jasmine Bodley-Williamson was reunited with her dog, 11-year-old Bonnie, after she escaped from the family's Moe property on September 8.

Morwell cricketer Craig Giddens wrote himself into the record books at the weekend when he overtook Shane Blewett to become the club's highest ever run-scorer.