Campaign for preservation
The Friends of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel are leading a new campaign for the preservation of the tunnel's surrounds. Volunteers guided journalist STEPHANIE CHARALAMBOUS and photographer BRYANÂ PETTS-JONES into the mountain rivers region on Tuesday.
Valley seniors air concerns
The cost of living has emerged as the major concern for Latrobe Valley seniors heading into the federal election.
Valley’s good news
A SERIES of multi-million dollar good news announcements have come Latrobe Valley's way this week, and are expected to boost confidence across a range of sectors in the region.
Grassroots garden support
A national gardening personality has stepped in to bat for an ailing Morwell man, who had been ordered to remove his nature strip garden by Latrobe City Council by today.
Clean coal funds to be stripped
LATROBE Valley's efforts to secure the long-term, cleaner use of brown coal were thwarted last week when the Federal Government revealed it would rip funds from vital programs.
Trains packed to the hilt
The State Government has defended its commitment to V/Line passenger safety, after a compliance report found the Gippsland line experienced 69 breaches of passenger to seat ratios in three months.
Mental health reformist delivers lecture
FORMER Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry delivered the 30th Len Falk Lecture to the Australian College of Educator's Gippsland branch last week.
Stem the rising tide of mental illness
Mental illness is a "sleeping giant" and last week internationally renowned advocate Professor Patrick McGorry was in the Latrobe Valley urging us all to help stem the rising tide.
Colin’s last stand
An ailing Morwell man has vowed to fight for his prized curbside garden, amid ongoing pressure from government authorities to remove the pot plants and shrubs.
Seized dog returned to owner
A pet dog has been allowed to return to its Churchill owner after it was seized by police earlier this month under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act when it was found at the bottom of a wheelie bin.
Man nabbed in Morwell
Victoria Police special operations officers have this morning arrested a 24 year-old Pakenham man in Gona Street, Morwell in relation to an alleged kidnapping.
Growth levels to fall
Medium term growth projections for Gippsland's employment levels look to fall well behind state and national average increases, with the number of jobs across the region tipped to grow 3.4 per cent by 2017.
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LOCAL primary school teacher and skydiver, Kallan Fitzclarence, achieved great success at the Australian & New Zealand National Canopy Piloting Championships in Sydney...
