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Art cooperative: exposing the emerging artist

Emerging artists across the Latrobe Valley could have the opportunity to showcase their work, meet like-minded people and sell their creations through a local cooperative.

Learning the fundamentals of hospitality

Training locals with the fundamentals of hospitality and then supporting them once they find work is the basis of the Serving the Valley project and its key component, Hospitality Hire.

Roadside job hunt at an end

Traralgon's Deborah Peatey will begin a new job cleaning for a local business after two weeks stationed on the side of the Princes Highway with a sign reading 'looking for work'.

Plans to prosper in the Latrobe Valley

From a supply network of backyard food-growers to a cooperative that gives exposure and skills development to emerging artists - there are plenty of ideas floating about to create jobs in the Latrobe Valley.

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

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.

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.

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