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Drawing an online crowd

A Newborough animator has used YouTube to his advantage - carving out a comfortable income thanks to the video-sharing website.

Alive with the sound of music

Visitors of all ages have been enchanted and even moved to tears by the sound of bagpipes echoing through the valley in Walhalla.

The state of freight

Increasing demand on limited main routes are among several trends represented in the Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Master Plan launched on Friday.

Residents better connected

Ken Bailey and his family are one of Telstra's first customers in Traralgon West to connect to the National Broadband Network's fixed wireless service.

Walking tall

A group of Latrobe Valley friends have decided to challenge themselves with a 60 kilometre walk over two days in Melbourne this March to raise money to help find a cure for cancer.

Tickets to be axed

MYKI cards will soon become the only way to purchase trips on V/Line trains when single and daily/return tickets to stop operating on 24 February.

Warm welcome for dole’s return

MORWELL resident Mark Mattei, who has been on the hunt for work for more than six months, has some faith in the Federal Government's revival of the 'Work for the Dole' scheme.

Self-published wonder

A Traralgon school is looking forward to receiving resources to assist their students, parents and the wider community to publish their own stories.

The Delburn bushfires – Five years on: Demons rise from the ashes

Five years on from the Delburn bushfires, affected residents are set on moving forward. The Boolarra sporting community recalls the long-awaited win which helped boost the town's spirits in the wake of heartbreak.

The Delburn bushfires – Five years on: Scars will always remain

Five years on from the Delburn bushfires, affected residents are set on moving forward. Salvation Army community outreach worker Jen DenToom reflects on the recovery process of the past five years.

Sad site cause for concern

THE former Morwell Woolum Bellum College's dilapidated state has prompted a neighbouring resident to seek out the Victorian Department of Education's intentions for the abandoned site.

Inquiry hears of lethal ice impact

The "destructive" impact of the street drug ice on the Latrobe Valley community was the main topic at the Traralgon sitting of a Parliamentary Inquiry into methamphetamine supply and use this week.

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