Creating healthy choices
Fair and affordable access to healthy food was a topic of juicy discussion at Kernot Hall in Morwell yesterday, where the creation of an innovative food network was workshopped at the Latrobe Food Forum.
TAFEs expand collaboration
A tertiary education partnership between AdvanceTAFE and GippsTAFE is expected to be announced in early 2014, amid an ongoing restructure prompted by the State Government's TAFE sector funding overhaul.
Heroin and codeine addictions addressed
ALTERNATIVE medicines to assist with drug addictions such as heroin and codeine will become accessible as part of a new State Government initiative.
Compassion in face of trauma
A Seaton man first on the scene to a horrific late-night accident has been lauded by Latrobe Valley police for his compassion and conduct under extreme pressure.
All aboard the night rider
THE late-night bus, which gets weekend pub-goers safely to their home towns from Traralgon’s entertainment precinct, will be perpetually funded if a local politician’s push is successful.
Latrobe City chief executive resigns
Latrobe City Council chief executive Paul Buckley has tendered his resignation after nine years in the lead role.
Asbestos fight ‘not over’
The community remembered those lost to asbestos-related disease and vowed to prevent others from suffering the same fate at an Asbestos Awareness Day ceremony at Morwell Centenary Rose Garden on Friday.
Don’t ignore the worrying symptoms
GARDS member Margaret Cook, who lost her husband Graeme to mesothelioma in 2010, shared her family's struggle at the asbestos awareness ceremony on Friday morning.
Social media grooming probe
THE Morwell Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team has issued an impassioned plea to parents to monitor their children's activity on social media.
Good service key to local shopping
IF the community does not shop in its local area, there will not be as many businesses in Traralgon in five years' time.
Labor’s Gippsland void
Gippsland could be stranded without local Labor parliamentary representation for the first time in decades, if current moves to bypass rank-and-file upper house preselection are successful.
Nats preselection earlier than expected
Candidate preselection for the Victorian Nationals is due to begin before Christmas.
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