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Good local day at the races

FINE weather ensured Moe Racing Club's event on Friday was an opportunity for revellers to celebrate the festive season in a relaxed atmosphere.

Christmas ramps up

TWELVE days of Christmas shopping was launched in the Morwell central business district with entertainment, sales and skate competitions on Friday.

Accolade for Aktar

Monash University Gippsland postgraduate student Md Aktaruzzaman has been honoured by the Australian Association for Research in Education.

Time to take cover

The Morwell and District Community Recovery Committee is urging Latrobe Valley residents to be 'insurance aware' following the declaration of the Fire Danger Period for Gippsland on Monday.

‘Sting in the tail’

A compromise by the Federal Government amid the scrapping of its controversial $7 GP co-payment will still discourage the Valley's poorest residents from visiting the doctor, according to a local healthcare clinic owner.

Primary focus on healthcare

The Gippsland organisation which aims to identify local health needs and coordinate primary healthcare services remains in limbo as it waits for impending changes to the sector.

A streak of fortune

There's been two million reasons to celebrate at Morwell's Commercial Road newsagency, where staff are starting to believe a little superstition can go a long way.

How to cope with the Christmas chaos

It is called the happiest time of the year, but Christmas can also cause plenty of stress as people scramble to shop for gifts and prepare for the holidays.

Gippsland’s hotshots soar

Gippsland Sports Academy Tennis Program Central Gippsland players continued their winning ways recently, taking out the John Fitzgerald Cup for the fourth consecutive year.

Police news: Traralgon fire

A man in his 50s sustained minor burns to his arms following a house fire in Traralgon on Monday night.

Trial to examine chronic wounds

Latrobe Valley residents are being urged to join a trial examining the impacts of chronic wounds.

Life as a carbon supplier

A new coal processing demonstration plant at Yallourn Power Station may be four to six months away from construction.

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