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Latrobe Valley on the world stage

The world's eyes were cast upon the Latrobe Valley at the weekend, when nearly 100 elite cyclists and a 400-strong entourage rode into the region.

Uni’s quest for equal study opportunities

Federation University will use three recently awarded research grants to help break the barriers faced by students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Trees go to make way for flood works

Latrobe City Council has cut down trees to widen part of Morwell's Waterhole Creek as part of flood mitigation works, despite only planting them a few years ago.

Theft shocks Salvos

A recent theft from a charity organisation supporting the Latrobe Valley's most disadvantaged has left its volunteers devastated.

Rail waiting game

Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan's visit to Gippsland has offered scant new information on the rail crisis plaguing the region.

Rate increase mooted

When Latrobe City Council flagged its intention to apply for a rate increase higher than the state's capped rates, it was simply leaving its options open.

Bridging the divide

Latrobe Valley police have rolled out a cultural competency training program to improve relations with the multicultural community amid criticisms of racial profiling hurled against Victoria's forces in 2013.

From little things big things grow

Among the rolling hills of Yinnar South sits a small, rural primary school that is leaping to life.

Punished at the pump for too long

Fed up motorists are calling on the Latrobe Valley community to make some noise as the region continues to be slogged at the petrol bowser.

Valley earmarked for new brown coal tech

A company chaired by a Gippslander has turned to India as the launching pad for a new brown coal technology it eventually hopes to bring to the Latrobe Valley.

Coffee to go… to a good cause

Shouting a stranger a cup of coffee might seem out of the ordinary at first.

Research is music to their academic ears

Research projects conducted by a Federation University Churchill academic have attracted the attention of China.

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