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Dig deep for the Salvos

Two brass bands will perform in Traralgon this month to raise much-needed funds for the Salvation Army's aid work across the Latrobe Valley.

Schools and welfare short-changed, says Labor candidate

Labor's candidate for McMillan Chris Buckingham is concerned the federal budget lacks specific investment in the area.

Organisations sceptical of employment package

Giving unemployed youth on-the-job experience is a good idea, Gippsland representatives say. But the devil is in the detail of the Federal Government's $840.3 million Youth Employment Package, announced as part of the 2016/17 budget.

Donation’s worth a thousand words

Traralgon Special Developmental School student Michael McKay has found a voice, thanks to a community donation.

Lack of transition plan a concern for Greens candidates

Federal Greens candidates in Gippsland have criticised the Federal Government budget's failure to include a transition plan away from fossil fuels, a continued tax for seasonal backpacker workers and cuts to Centrelink.

Learn the secrets of the circus

A circus performer with more than 30 years of experience delighting audiences worldwide is now in Morwell teaching students and the public new skills.

Deadlock continues at Loy Yang A

AGL Loy Yang says it is seeking an "impasse" with unions at a conciliation conference before the Fair Work Commission today.

Labor’s push for a ‘just transition’

Moving the Latrobe Valley beyond brown coal and into renewable energies is the focus of the Australian Labor Party's proposed transition plan.

Friends’ vertical shift of attitude

For someone scared of heights, Anglicare Morwell's Millie Kennedy is doing the unthinkable.

Force’s latest recruits

Who would have thought Gippslanders could find a police job on Facebook?

Moe fire under investigation

Emergency services were called to a fire in Moe on Thursday night.

Marching on to Morwell

Men clad in tartans, blowing into pipes, and beating into drums so big they need a brace to support the weight are marching into Morwell with pomp and circumstance.

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