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Ride on to Old Gippstown

While many associate the coming of Christmas with the sound of jingling bells, for disadvantaged children the festive season will be ushered in to the roar of motorbike engines.

Resilience key to transition

THERE was a period five years ago when it was difficult to pick up a newspaper or attend a community forum in the Latrobe Valley without encountering Greg Combet.

No place for violence: Latrobe takes a stand

SUPPORT services across the Latrobe Valley have welcomed plans for an inner Gippsland 'support and safety hub' as part of a 10-year strategy to end family violence, but question how it will operate.

The face of road trauma

HE may not be pretty, but Graham knows how to withstand a car crash.

Writing on the wall for coal-fired power stations

THE closure of Australia's coal-fired power stations is "inevitable" with or without government intervention and planning must be done to ensure an orderly transition, according to a Senate committee interim report.

Battle lines drawn

STRIKES and an employee lock-out loom at Loy Yang with workers voting for work stoppages and bans to operate power generating units.

One chapter closes

PAST and present students, teachers and principals have farewelled three Morwell primary schools set to amalgamate next year.

Goose’s maverick music venture

Glengarry born Glenn 'Goose' McGrath has worked at music festivals around the world and has brought his maverick approach back to Australia.

Improving level of care

IT is hoped a boost to the Latrobe Valley's ambulance resources will slash emergency response times in the area.

Open for business

LEADERS of trader groups representing the Latrobe Valley have united for a campaign urging the region's shoppers to buy local.

CFA responds to DASMA fire

A FACTORY fire at the DASMA recycling facility in Morwell early Friday morning has caused an estimated $300,000 damage.

Sustainable schools praised

A WEEKLY rubbish pick up day initiated by a Glengarry Primary School student has earned the school a sustainability award.

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Major milestones reached

NETBALL BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   GIANT milestones have been reached in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League in recent weeks. Glengarry Football-Netball Club celebrated the monster 38-year-and-counting career of...