Folk flock to festival
About 7000 people converged on Boolarra at the weekend for the town's annual folk festival.
Tourism weathers smoky storm
SOME Latrobe Valley motels and tourism operators are reporting increased business as a result of the Hazelwood mine fire.
Morwell schools seek respite
PRIMARY schools in Morwell operating amid the smoky conditions are still waiting for the go ahead to evacuate by government agencies.
Time to relocate
Hundreds of 'at risk' Morwell residents have approached the State Goverment for relocation assistance, after they were advised to leave the area on Friday afternoon.
Traf abattoir sold
The Giles family are finally able to put a "harrowing" few years behind them after the sale of their former abattoir was finalised on Friday, 21 February.
Relief fund to extend support
Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund's committee will extend its support to the most vulnerable of Morwell residents whose health has been affected by the smoke.
Postal deliveries to Morwell suspended
Australia Post will temporarily suspend delivery rounds to street addresses in Morwell beginning today.
Just plain torture
Before the choking waves of smoke engulfed Morwell, the asbestos related scarring in John Turner's lungs felt at times like knives in his chest.
‘The day we moved Sacred Heart’
Sacred Heart Primary School students who relocated from Morwell to Newborough because of the smoke crisis have put texta to paper to express their feelings.
Haze hurts small business
Morwell business-owners fear the economic impacts of the smoke crisis will continue to the point of no return.
Music, acts and market
MORE Gippsland performers and stall holders than ever before will be present at this year's Boolarra Folk Festival.
FedUni kicks off O-Week
EAGER students experienced their first day on campus at Federation University's Gippsland campus on Monday and the beginning of their week-long orientation.
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