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Good Friday Appeal volunteers recognised

Latrobe Valley residents who regularly devote their time to raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital were recognised on Thursday.

Mortgage mix-up shocks Morwell woman

Just as someone was about to buy her house, a Morwell woman found out it was not hers to sell and she actually owned the house across the road.

Running strong

FIGHTING spirit was shown by the fit and the brave at the weekend, when the Gippsland Fighting Ice Campaign was officially launched in Trafalgar.

Blokes dig deep for cancer

SNAGS, rounds of beer and a swag of sporting greats were an effective way to spread the serious underlying message of prostate cancer prevention.

Justice for 50 years

HE's been known to police for 50 years, but not for the reason you're thinking of.

Finding the right balance

About 80 people attended last week's Latrobe Women in Business luncheon in Traralgon which explored balance and priorities.

Another 30 jobs to go at ASIC

Morale is taking a beating at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission registry office in Traralgon, where about 30 job losses will be sought in coming months.

Gas leak causes havoc at Traralgon service station

Firefighters hoped like hell any fire stayed well clear of Traralgon's United service station, as they worked to suppress a burst LPG line spewing gas vapours into the open air on Thursday.

Raiders of the lost art

Tony Hanning reckons he's rediscovered Gippsland's version of China's Terracotta Warriors, boxed up in a forgotten clay shed at Federation University.

What was the big bang?

It wasn't an earthquake, it wasn't the electricity network, it could have been a meteor. The source of the 'big bang' noise heard across the Latrobe Valley on Saturday night remains a mystery.

Garbos convicted

Two Gippsland Waste Services directors have each been sentenced to 18-month community corrections orders after being convicted of falsifying records.

Gas leak at Traralgon service station

The Country Fire Authority remains at the scene of an LPG leak at a United service station on the Princes Highway in Traralgon.

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