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Anzac Day: Boolarra

BOOLARRA Primary School students dressed up as nurses, soldiers and civilians from the era of World War I to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli landing.

Government commits $25 million to mine fire response

The State Government's efforts to improve overall safety of Latrobe Valley's open cut network are set to ramp up, with $25.4 million allocated to implement the full suite of Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry recommendations.

Anzac Day: Morwell

A MARCH down Tarwin Street marked the beginning of Morwell's Anzac Day service, with a record crowd gathering at the cenotaph, like the dawn service earlier on Saturday.

LRH caught in govt crossfire

Latrobe Regional Hospital would lose more than $249 million in funding over 10 years as a result of Federal Government funding cuts to health, the State Government said last week.

Water given ‘all clear’

Gippsland Water lifted the boil water alert for Morwell residents on Friday following independent water quality test results.

Leadbeater’s Possum protected

PRESSURE for Australian Paper wood pulp supplier VicForests to end logging in the central highlands has intensified, after the classification of the Leadbeater's Possum as critically endangered by the Federal Government.

Send complaints here

The Victorian Ombudsman visited Gippsland last week in a bid to increase awareness of her role as a complaints investigator.

Valley ‘coping’ with increase

Latrobe Valley support services believe local renters are doing 'okay', despite an increase in home rental prices over the past five years.

Emissions policy disappoints

ENVIRONMENTAL commentators have maintained their disappointment in the Emissions Reduction Fund, with Latrobe Valley power stations unlikely to participate in the scheme.

Anzac Day: Churchill

Hundreds gathered at Churchill's civic space for the 50 year-old community's first ever Anzac service.

Anzac Day: Rosedale

CROWD numbers exceeded expectations at Rosedale RSL's first ever dawn service.

Boil water alert lifted

Gippsland Water has lifted the boil water alert for Morwell residents following independent water quality test results.

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