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Extra boost for vulnerable children

GIPPSLAND'S most vulnerable children will have access to higher quality services as the State Government boosts funding to Victoria's out-of-home care system.

Where love and fitness collides

Two fitness fanatics hope to put lovers from across the Latrobe Valley through their paces this Valentine's Day.

Chester debriefs on leadership turmoil

The Federal Government had "probably overreached" in its efforts to reduce the budget deficit, Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has acknowledged in afterthoughts on this week's failed leadership spill vote.

Traralgon development ‘out of character’

Latrobe City councillors have blocked a small scale housing development in Traralgon's north after its proposed layout was deemed "out of character" with the surrounding neighbourhood.

Gippsland firies return home

Local firies return home

Probe into newborn death at LRH

The mother of a baby who died two hours after birth was given a drug to speed up labour despite evidence that the baby was already struggling to obtain sufficient oxygen, a court has heard.

Offering an ever-lasting portrait

THERE'S a room in the Latrobe Regional Gallery where the walls are lined with beautiful faces of people. They may be coming to the end of their lives, but it's not the end of their stories.

Arson chemist called to Morwell fire

Police are investigating the cause of a grass fire, which licked the south side of Morwell's Maryvale Road from 4pm on Tuesday.

Barnaby backs mill

An extensive campaign against the Federal Government's widespread use of imported copy paper has drawn up a symbolic win, with the Department of Agriculture's Canberra office switching to paper produced at the Maryvale Mill.

Briquette factory still in limbo

A POSSIBLE revival of Energy Brix's mothballed briquette factory remains in limbo, with owner HRL claiming it is still exploring options for the troubled facility.

Moe’s blast from the past

As Rotary clubs all over the world celebrate the organisation’s 110th anniversary, it’s Moe branch has uncovered a fascinating piece of its own history.

All was quiet on the western front…

On the anniversary of the Hazelwood mine fire's ignition, firefighters give a blow-by-blow account of the fight to save the Morwell township.

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Maroons grind out hard fought victory

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE By LIAM DURKIN   ROUND 8 of the Gippsland League was spread across Saturday and Sunday at the weekend. The round carried greater gravitas than usual,...