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Union stalwart honoured

The dedication of one of Gippsland's longest standing union stalwarts to workers' rights and social justice has been recognised by the movement's highest accolade...

Change of scenery

Upper house Labor member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing plans to shift her electoral office from Warragul to the Latrobe Valley in the next few months.

Seriously sick kids will get care: LRH

Latrobe Regional Hospital says children with serious health conditions will continue to receive immediate care

Sky’s the limit

Hordes of bodies may not be the only thing plummeting through the sky next month, when a Churchill couple join an attempt to topple an Australian skydiving record in the United States.

Going digital

The police scanners of "eavesdropping" community members will be silenced in 2017, if the impending state budget allows it.

New life for tired Churchill underpass

An art mural intended to ward off graffiti at a Churchill pedestrian underpass has been unveiled to the local and artistic community.

Next stop on the lobby loop

Government roles have reversed in the perpetual push for meaningful upgrades to the Gippsland rail line, which continues to be plagued with punctuality issues and capacity problems.

Community thanked

Traralgon police are thanking residents who assisted in locating an offender last week.

A recycled reality

One of the largest industrial expansions in Latrobe Valley's recent history has been welcomed to the manufacturing landscape, with the completion of the $90 million recycling facility at Maryvale Mill.

All hands on deck

YALLOURN Power Station is in the midst of a major outage, spruiking the installation of a 156-tonne Japanese steel turbine to increase generation.

Globe trotting for the simple life

They've packed their lives into a suitcase to search for "abundance in simplicity". Matt Patti and Kirsten Barfoot-Patti are flying to Bali today to find a new model of living.

Whittakers Road to close for upgrade

Whittakers Road in Traralgon will close from Monday until the end of June for repairs to the flood-damaged surface.

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Nothing but roses for the Blues

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   RIGHT when it seemed as though the ladder had begun to shape itself accordingly in North Gippsland, here came Round 14. While...