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Gippsland pastor fears ‘de-Christianisation’

Latrobe Valley students will only have access to religious education outside of school hours next year, when the State Government introduces a respectful relationships program.

Northe shrugs off Labor’s regional push

Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe says he is not concerned about an apparent branding strategy by Labor to reclaim conservative country seats including Morwell.

Plastic bag of horror

When Traralgon woman Julie Brown left for work on Saturday morning, her eye was caught by a grey plastic bag on the side of the road near her home.

Planning fiasco rectified

A murky cloud of planning bureaucracy has cleared from Morwell's western skies, which for years has hamstrung the town's expansion towards the Yallourn open cut.

Buffer problem raised in State Parliament

Community concerns about a surprise recommendation by a State Government planning panel to double the buffer zone around the Loy Yang mine have been amplified in Parliament.

Local anti-drug campaign gets national nod

The success of the Moe 'Dob in a Dealer' campaign could be linked to the announcement of a national hotline to tackle ice.

Body found in Morwell

Latrobe Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating following the discovery of a body at a property in Morwell on Tuesday night.

Braving the stage en masse

The first performance for any young musician, singer or dancer is enough to make the heart pound, the hands shake and the body temperature rise.

Love won’t tear us apart

Grassroots National Party members have affirmed their confidence in Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, convincingly voting down a motion to dis-endorse him as the party's candidate in the next election.

Judge jails child molester

A substitute teacher's relentless sexual molestation of a former Liddiard Road student has attracted a six-and-half-year minimum jail term.

Out-of-home transition eased for our youth

Berry Street Gippsland has welcomed State Government funding for a leaving care hotline, saying it will assist many young people in the region who are moving from in-home care.

Hazelwood sails away from pondage responsibility

Latrobe Valley ratepayers will foot the bill for the management of Hazelwood pondage for the first time in its 40-year history, as GDF SUEZ sails away from a long-held financial responsibility.

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