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Fired up for a career in the CFA

IT has been his dream since he was a youngster and now Traralgon Fire Brigade's Matt Staple has reached his goal.

Indigenous tribute well worth the wait

AFTER a long-awaited and detailed plan to recognise Australia's indigenous service men and women, the Morwell RSL has paid a permanent tribute.

A mum cooking clean

IT was her son's deteriorating health that saw mother Jane Speed rid her pantry and refrigerator of any packaged food containing wheat, sugar or preservatives.

Rider’s harrowing ordeal

A 33 year-old father who came within half a millimetre of losing his life visited Latrobe Regional Airport last week to thank the paramedics who helped saved him.

Honours for support organisation

THE team from E.W. Tipping Foundation has just received the Disability Sector Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Rights Promotion for its stance against abuse.

Man glassed in Traralgon pub assault

A MAN has suffered lacerations to his eye after being glassed with a beer glass in Traralgon on Friday.

Traralgon’s growth to be buffed by coal proximity?

Multi-million dollar development opportunities in Traralgon's south east could be scuttled by an expansion to Loy Yang's coal mine buffer recently proposed by Planning Panels Victoria.

Radio callout heard by compassionate ears

The Latrobe Valley's enthusiastic radio lovers have come out in support for Gippsland FM as compounding transmission issues threaten to pull the service from the airwaves.

CSG position a political liability: poll

A THIRD of Morwell residents would change voting preferences if their political party supported the lifting of a ban to onshore gas drilling, according to recent polling by the Greens.

A taste of something different

Authentic home-cooked style Filipino cuisine will be offered at the Gippsland Multicultural Services kitchen in Morwell next month.

‘Clean’ coal no pipe dream: CSIRO

THE future use of brown coal is moving out of the Australian laboratory and set to be tested in cylinder diesel engines in Japan.

Hunt for the cyber solution

EMPOWERING students to make a positive change in the online world was the subject of a workshop at Traralgon College last Thursday.

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