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WHEN it comes to a smelly business, local noses are better detectors than computer generated air modelling.

Latrobe City Council has met with senior Federal Government ministers to discuss priority projects to diversify the local economy.

A GIANT piggy bank weighing in at 700 kilograms rolled into the Latrobe Valley last week in a bid to raise $1 million for children with life-threatening conditions.

FLINDERS Christian Community College will be re-branded as Chairo Christian Traralgon as of 2018 in a bid to 'sustain' Christian education in the region.

Morwell police have called for assistance in identifying the source of damage at Crinigan Bushland Reserve, Fairway Drive, Morwell.

STUFFING your face full of local veggies is the promise of a new home grown initiative.

A LOCAL indigenous elder who has dedicated her career to Koorie education and training is ecstatic with the changes she has seen taking place.

WOULD the Latrobe Valley benefit from having its own community foundation?

THE Environment Protection Authority has confirmed it will proceed with a full works approval process for a turbine replacement project at Loy Yang B.

IT's been said the smell emanating from the Australian Paper Maryvale Mill could "cut the air with a knife". Although the rotten egg-like perfume is anecdotally infrequent, the Latrobe Valley's largest employer has sought to maintain a five kilometre development buffer around the Maryvale site.

Brendan Ancilleri is a Latrobe Valley gay man who would one day like the opportunity to marry, but he says a plebiscite is not the way to go about achieving marriage equality.

THE black dog of depression, drug addiction, sexual abuse and the impact of war on civilians. These four themes could scarcely be further removed from Traralgon photographer John Ansell's day-to-day subject matter, but they're the cornerstones of his latest award-winning portfolio.