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Shorter wait times with new MRI in Valley

Patients needing a magnetic resonance imaging scan are expected to have a shorter wait, following the installation of a new machine at Latrobe Regional Hospital.

The Waltz must go on for another year

Latrobe Valley residents will continue to waltz with another 'DanceSport Classic' event planned next year.

Bid to stop freeloading family members

A recommendation to stop seniors from being financially abused by family members has been put to the Royal Commission into Family Violence.

Fresh perspective

A FACE of determination in the foreground of an intimate portrait of psycho-thriller author Honey Brown, outshines the debilitating accident she suffered.

An organic change of lifestyle

The thrill of the billionaire's lifestyle eventually faded for a professional chef, who worked the better part of eight years cooking on private yachts.

End of an era for ABC

Community members gathered for a closing ceremony at ABC's Morwell office on Friday.

Health study gathering steam

Researchers are about to embark on the first in a series of cohort studies as part of the Hazelwood Health Study.

Honoured service

Two Gippslanders have been named on the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List, each receiving an Australian Fire Service Medal for their lengthy involvement in fire campaigns.

Multicultural festival postponed, again

Some multicultural community members have expressed disappointment after the Gippsland Multicultural Festival was postponed for a second time.

The big world of miniature trains

The click-clacking of slow moving miniature trains and the excitement of train enthusiasts will be heard in Morwell this weekend.

Take care during the long weekend

Speed, distractions, drink driving and fatigue will be the focus of Latrobe Valley Highway Patrol officers this Queen's birthday weekend as they're deployed across the region to ensure drivers arrive safely at their destinations.

Broad use for lung function testing

The announcement of a public lung function testing facility at the reopening of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry was "unexpected" to Latrobe Regional Hospital after months of in-house development.

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