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The votes are in

A mix of fresh blood and seasoned leaders will take a seat on Latrobe City Council following the 2016 local government election.

Andrews to lead Valley taskforce

Premier Daniel Andrews is set to lead a Latrobe Valley economic taskforce in the face of Hazelwood power station and mine's speculated closure and growing unemployment figures.

Student union ends

Forty-four years of offering independent student advocacy, careers and counselling services to Gippsland's higher education students came to an end on Thursday.

Club’s racing into the future

THE future of greyhound racing in the Latrobe Valley looks bright following the signing of a new 21-year lease at Glenview Park.

Assistance package expected

Treasurer Tim Pallas has assured a substantial assistance package to address the welfare of power station and mine workers in the event of a Hazelwood closure.

Dwellings collapse

A Morwell-based company that offered custom-designed homes to "capture the essence of Australian living" has gone into administration.

Firefighters to vote on EBA

The Country Fire Authority's controversial enterprise bargaining agreement will be put to a vote of career firefighters after a lengthy legal dispute.

A wage rate plummet?

A letter circulated to Loy Yang employees has revealed wage drops of up to 65 per cent would occur if owner AGL successfully terminated the station and mine's Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.

Hobson Park ‘ahead of its time’

It could be said the opening of Hobson Park hospital in 1963 revolutionised psychiatric care in Gippsland.

From school garden to plate

Chow mein was on the lunch menu for year 4/3M students at St Kieran's Catholic Primary School in Moe who cooked up a healthy lunch using produce from their school kitchen garden.

The toy drive motors on

The Gippsland Motorcyclists Toy Run may be no more, but hundreds of toys will still be delivered to local children in need.

Join the assembly

The call is out for locals wanting to help shape the region's future as part of the Latrobe Health Assembly.

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