NDIS cuts feared
IF the Federal Government decides not to honour their commitment to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, they will only govern for one term, the founder of the Gippsland Carers Association has claimed.
Chisholm sidelined
Widespread community preference for a local TAFE collaboration has won out, with GippsTAFE formally announcing its intention to partner with AdvanceTAFE and Federation University Australia, over the suburban-based Chisholm Institute.
Aberfeldy case wait
A verdict on an outstanding charge against the man accused of causing the Aberfeldy bushfire will not be delivered until the end of January, after a summary hearing was adjourned last week.
Riders recognised
Two young former Monash University students have been recognised in the top 35 people under 35 making change in Africa.
Business resilience
FEDERAL Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson has met with businesses and local employers in Traralgon to encourage the community to shop locally.
Festive caring
A YOUNG Yinnar woman is making a difference for the dozens of Gippsland children that don't spend Christmas with their family.
Grinches get away
A Newborough resident was outraged when she found her solar-powered Christmas lights had been stolen by "rotten sods" last week.
Christmas cheer for children
PRESENTS for babies, and children of all ages in between have been donated to Morwell's Berry Street in anticipation of Christmas.
‘From ashes to action’
There'll be a handful of blokes across the Latrobe Valley stoking briquettes into backyard barbecues this Boxing Day, sparing a few moments thought for a much larger briquette fire 10 years earlier.
Strategies to improve tourism
INVESTMENT into Gippsland's national parks such as the Tarra Bulga tree-top walk, the coastal wilderness walk and the Gippsland Lakes have been listed among actions to stimulate Gippsland tourism.
Parents learn too
ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Island families expected to join the Kurnai College Morwell community in the new year are learning technical skills to better engage in their children's education.
The Smith Family awarded
THE Smith Family in Gippsland has been recognised for its ongoing delivery of educational support to Kurnai College, and the suite of Learning for Life programs across Morwell and Churchill.
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Gunshot on Elgin Street
POLICE are investigating after a man suffered a gunshot wound in Morwell on Friday, October 24.
It’s believed the incident occurred on Elgin Street around...
