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Australia Day 2014 honours: Dr James Boyer OAM

Trafalgar general practitioner Dr James Boyer Brown has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his service to medical education and to the community.

Australia Day 2014 Honours: Mick Bourke OAM

Mick Bourke believes in community-driven change for small towns.

Australia Day 2014 honours: Vicki Hamilton OAM

In the past 14 years Vicki Hamilton has become a champion for the rights of those living with an asbestos related disease.

Australia Day 2014 honours: Keith Chenhall OAM

At 90 years of age Keith Chenhall has donated his time and more than $220,000 to the Traralgon community.

Australia Day 2014: City smiles for Koko the Clown

Frank Bezzina named Latrobe City citizen of the year.

‘Archaic’ policy targeted

The most controversial aspects of Latrobe City Council's new procurement policy could be scrapped.

Educators sign memorandum 

Three Gippsland-based education providers have entered a Memorandum of Understanding in a bid to promote regional education.

Online push pays off for Morwell Motel

The importance of offering online booking and marketing your business online is being advocated to Gippsland tourism providers.

Australia Day 2014: Anzac spirit still strong

Bayley Charalambous is named Latrobe City young citizen of the year.

Sticky situation

Honey growers and packers did it tough last year and are expecting to do even worse in 2014, local grower Neil Stuckey explains.

Camping fee hike condemned

Two outdoor agencies have condemned a proposal to increase fees for campers - echoing concerns of an angered Morwell camper.

Callous punch

Police have described a coward punch, which left a 27 year-old Hazelwood North man in the Alfred Hospital with swelling on the brain, as a "callous attack".

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Morwell magnesium on hold, jobs denied

By PHILIP HOPKINS LATROBE MAGNESIUM has put on hold its plan to develop a magnesium smelter in Morwell but instead will build a huge smelter...