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Bomber blitz continues

MID GIPPSLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUEYALLOURN-Yallourn North recorded its fifth consecutive win on Saturday, accounting for Newborough by 58 points in round six of Mid Gippsland...

Helping hands for Harmony

Since 5 year-old Harmony Hoskin had a sudden stroke at school this year, the community has held out their helping hand. This Sunday, there'll be a car show to raise funds for her recovery.

Farmers feel fire levy burn

Gippsland home-owners, farmers and businesses could feel their hip pockets burning following the State Government's proposed increase to Victoria's property-based Fire Services Levy.

Churchill’s dental lab considered not viable

The proposal to construct a dental prosthetics lab and training clinic in Churchill was "not considered to be value for money", Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has revealed.

NZ workers employed over locals

Seventy contract workers from New Zealand were deployed at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill last fortnight, despite bouts of protests from local workers in recent years.

Council’s rally cry for ASIC

Moves to privatise one of Latrobe Valley's single biggest employers by the Abbott Government have been met with a fierce campaign to prevent hundreds of potential job losses in Traralgon.

State prepares to hock Lurgi site

The State Government has shown its hand on much awaited plans to sell off one of Latrobe Valley's most strategically important plots of industrial land.

Penned support

The organiser of a project to send written messages of hope from Latrobe Valley to the flood-ravaged Hunter Valley, wants to put a face to those messages - multiple faces, in fact.

Black Saturday rebuild deadline extended

Victims of the Black Saturday bushfires still living in temporary accommodation have been given more time to plan the rebuilding of their new lives.

Top up for duplication

Regional stakeholders have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to double funding for the Roads to Recovery Program, a boost expected to improve roads in Gippsland.

Budget snubs dental lab

High hopes to secure much-anticipated Commonwealth funding for a dental prosthetics lab in Churchill have been dashed once again, after the project failed a mention in Tuesday's Federal Budget.

More space for headspace

YOUNG people across Latrobe Valley will soon have access to healthcare and counselling services at headspace's new centre on the corner of Hazelwood Road and George Street, Morwell.

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Making public transport safe

  VICTORIA Police conducted a highly visible operation across Latrobe Valley's public transport network on Tuesday, April 28. Officers from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon uniform teamed...