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Grow our own food: a network boosting jobs and health

Good soil, plenty of water, a temperate climate and people are what ReActivate Latrobe Valley hopes to use in creating a local food network.

Transition centre: let’s create energy and call it our own

Transition is as much about the community as it is about the technology. That is the mantra Voices of the Valley's Ron Ipsen is using as the foundation of a proposed transition centre, which he hopes will help create a self-supporting Latrobe Valley.

Age no barrier to apprenticeship

Age no barrier to apprenticeship

Breathalyser stands the test of time

Monday marked four decades since the introduction of random breath testing across the state and Victoria Police has reported a direct reduction on the number of lives lost on the roads.

Workers sink teeth into new dental lab

Work has begun on the long-awaited dental prosthetics lab and medical training facility in Churchill, which is expected to create about 40 jobs.

Mental state of murder accused debated

A Traralgon man believed he was the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler the night he allegedly struck another man's head repeatedly with a baseball bat last year, a Supreme Court has heard.

Answering the call for 40 years

The Morwell State Emergency Service unit is celebrating thousands of operations, countless volunteer hours and 40 years of service.

Wonders of a white winter

Gloves, beanies and coats were the clothes of choice yesterday as families from across Gippsland embraced a white winter Wednesday.

Hunt for alleged armed robber

Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged armed robbery that occurred in Morwell on Sunday morning.

Overtime ban dispute at Loy Yang

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has refuted claims by AGL Loy Yang that unprotected industrial action was taken by its workers last week.

Prom Country art show opens for entries

Latrobe Regional Art Gallery senior curator Shelly McDermott will judge this year's 40th annual Arts Prom Country Art and Photography Show.

Small, but vital steps for Greens

Greens candidates for McMillan and Gippsland say the party is being considered a viable local alternative to the status quo, following swings towards them in the federal election.

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