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Art lovers rally behind sacked gallery director

The Latrobe Valley arts community is lamenting the premature loss of a 'visionary' from its ranks, after the controversial sacking of Latrobe City Council's arts director.

Pitching in for Sam

DEMOLISHING a backyard fence is not your typical classroom activity, but a group of Kurnai College students were not complaining last Friday.

Disciplined deck hands descend on Walhalla

UNIFORMED young men working outside the Mechanical Institute in Walhalla are following in the footsteps of servicemen before them.

Manufacturing goes big with energy savings

A MAJOR solar installation in Morwell's manufacturing precinct is hoped to charge up a much-hyped 'off-the-grid' transition for Latrobe Valley's commercial and industrial sectors.

Stronger regulations to halt ‘rogue providers’

EDUCATION providers will be banned from enticing potential students with inducements in a bid to stop vulnerable people signing up to long-term debt.

Veal brings in the big bucks

Willow Grove beef farmer Sam Failla had 270.6 reasons to smile last week, after breaking the record per-kilo price for vealer cattle at the Warragul livestock saleyards last week.

Fifty proud years

Families converged on Churchill yesterday to soak up the sun and nostalgia as the town celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Family’s fear after Moe car blaze

A Moe mother and son remain scared for their safety after their car was set alight two weeks ago.

Gippslanders embark on a journey of understanding

Migrant women in Gippsland will become 'living books', sharing their journeys to Australia with an intimate audience of 'readers'.

Hunt for arts director

Latrobe City is on the hunt for its new creative leader following the unexpected departure of its most recent arts director after only four months in the role.

Victoria’s student numbers to swell by 2020

An estimated 448 extra classrooms will be needed each year to accommodate Victoria's growing population.

Wider Gippsland’s second quake mere coincidence

Wider Gippsland's second earthquake in as many weeks had no apparent connection to a 3.1 magnitude earthquake felt south-west of Moe last Thursday.

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