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Researcher questions planned burns

THE health impacts of planned burning have been called into question during evidence presented at the reopening of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry.

A man for his time

THE life and accomplishments of General Sir John Monash will be celebrated at a presentation this Wednesday in Morwell.

A little help goes a long way

RESIDENTS from a developing African country will consider smokeless stoves as a sustainable cooking option thanks to a group of Federation University engineering students.

Be mindful and recycle

GAS bottles, mattresses and used nappies are contaminating Latrobe City's recycling facility, causing the processing plant to stop work about 50 times a day.

Restore personal dignity

GIVING dignity back to the homeless when their period arrives is the focus of a Melbourne-based project coming to Gippsland.

Diving for an environmental cause

LATROBE Valley scuba divers have been recognised for their ongoing contribution to seagrass preservation.

Death data scrutinised

Expert witnesses have agreed there was an increase in deaths during last year's Hazelwood mine fire, but have challenged statistical modelling.

Death data scrutinised

THE question if the mine fire increased the mortality rate was further examined at an additional hearing of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry yesterday.

Book worms converge on Kernot Hall

A steady stream of keen readers fossicked through more than two truckloads of books at the weekend's Friends of Latrobe City Libraries book sale.

Parkrun bursting at the seams

Just six months after its establishment Traralgon's Parkrun has surpassed all expectations and reached capacity.

Family violence hurts us all

In an effort to raise awareness about the global initiative, A Week Without Violence, Gippsland Community Legal Service and Quantum Support Services are hanging t-shirts at Mid Valley Shopping Centre and the Warragul and Bairnsdale libraries.

Blooming success

Sunflowers that last year transformed vacant sites across the Latrobe Valley will continue to grow following a 2015 Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities victory at the weekend.

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