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A TRARALGON community stalwart is celebrating his 20th year as a justice of the peace.

Voices of the Valley is still waiting for a response to a letter hand-delivered to Premier Denis Napthine requesting a meeting about the ongoing impacts of the Hazelwood mine fire on the Latrobe Valley community

The director of the Gippsland Multicultural Services believes returning a group of 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, whose presence was kept from the public by the Federal Government until Monday's interim injunction by the High Court, would be a violation of the UN Convention on Refugees.

A DIRECTIONS hearing for Traralgon murder accused William Scriven is due to be held tomorrow morning in the Melbourne Supreme Court.

The United Firefighters Union has used this week's incident in which a Morwell man was critically injured in a house fire, to highlight the need for more career firefighters

THE Gippsland rail line was the worst performing V/Line service for June, with only 76.7 per cent of services delivered to Traralgon on time, according to government data.

A PILOT project to help reduce serious injuries from car crashes has been developed by Latrobe Highway Patrol.

United Morwell groups have recently submitted a proposal to the State Government for the improvement of the town's central business district.

Small business owners and entrepreneurs will soon take part in seminars and workshops across Gippsland throughout August as part of Small Business Festival Victoria.

When you are one of 500 screen writing hopefuls baying for the attention of Hollywood power brokers in a frenetic speed-dating forum, you've got to make your pitch count.

A newly instated online grocery shopping service has created 22 new jobs in Morwell.

Animal lovers are concerned the dramatic increase in pet adoption fees will deter people from opening their homes for cats and dogs impounded by Latrobe City Council.