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At Monday's ordinary meeting, Latrobe City councillors voted to keep Morwell's pop-up park open until the end of the summer period to "engage public opinion" over the warmer months.

COMMUNITY demand has prompted Latrobe City Council to extend the trading hours at its Traralgon Outdoor Pool this summer season, regardless of the weather.

MORE than 15 decorative bollards are due to be installed at Moe's Railway Station to improve safety.

RELIGIOUS leaders from across Gippsland will be given the opportunity to do their part in curbing family violence.

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.

Nominations to stand as a candidate for the 2016 Latrobe City Council elections open on Thursday.

Two women who have each worked at Hazelwood North Primary School for 20 years celebrated their retirement together last week with colleagues, family and friends.