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Optus will invest $1 billion to improve mobile networks in regional Australia, with projected coverage upgrades to include Morwell and Traralgon East by the end of June next year.

Thirty-two-year-old Traralgon mother-of-two Michelle May and her younger sister Julie Gaspero started a conversation after drawing connections between a high frequency of cancer in their close relatives.

It's now the Latrobe Valley's turn to embrace a global movement placing screwdrivers in hands and keeping hard rubbish off the streets. Morwell Neighbourhood House plans to establish a regular 'Repair Caf ', which would allow people to resuscitate broken household items thought bound for the skip.

A Latrobe City councillor says Moe bus network changes were "probably rushed" during their consultation phase following a community meeting where residents voiced their anger over the town's "inefficient" and "poorly planned" bus routes.

"I'm dirty in the ring." That's how Miss Mafia, known outside of the ring as Aria Giannini, described her character ahead of Saturday's Gippsland Pro Wrestling show, Hotter Than Hell.

Jolting the old powers of recall, Hazelwood South sculptor John Abery has created a range of giant toys to explore the theme of childhood memory.

For many women, the thought of childbirth evokes images of hysterical women groaning in pain as portrayed in dramas and furthered by shows like 'One Born Every Minute'.

Twenty-four-year-old Jayden Mathison acknowledged it was a "pretty good achievement" to be the Fourth Year Apprentice of the Year in the Master Painters Australia 2017 Awards for Excellence, however it's by no means the extent of his accomplishments.

Water bills will begin to rise from July next year, Gippsland Water has revealed in its 2018-2023 plan which includes major infrastructure upgrades for the region.

A community push to form a working party to address Moe's "inefficient" public bus network and a perceived lack of car parking around the town has received unanimous support at a community action meeting at Moe on Thursday night.

Amelia Evison hasn't always been so comfortable in her own skin. The 24-year-old Mirboo North native recalls a time she struggled with the prospect of opening up about her sexuality.

A lukewarm response to a public forum on emergency management has prompted Latrobe Valley's service providers to rethink their strategy in engaging culturally and linguistically diverse communities.