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Remember to shop Latrobe

MORWELL beauty salon owner Lauren Gill said the community needed to make a conscious effort to shop locally this Christmas.

HRL’s briquetting future undecided

The upcoming decommissioning of Australian Char's char plant will see Morwell's Energy Brix's briquette factory lose one of its biggest customers.

Not a good start 

MORWELL'S Goodstart Early Learning Centre is among 641 of the organisation's branches left in limbo after the Federal Government asked operators to return promised wage increases.

Holden’s ‘disgraceful’ decision

Trafalgar's resident Holden enthusiast Neil Joiner expressed his disappointment at the announcement the iconic car manufacturer would cease building cars in Australia in 2017.

Health partners in recovery 

People suffering severe mental health problems, re-entering the community after inpatient care at Latrobe Regional Hospital, will have access to extra recovery and rehabilitation services through a $500,000 Federal grant.

Santa’s singing helpers

Tinsel decorated trolleys wheeled through the halls of a Traralgon shopping centre last week to be filled with toys for disadvantaged children, while carollers serenaded patrons outside in hope of extra donations to be placed under the Christmas tree.

Cost of caring

A nursing welfare organisation is encouraging Latrobe Valley nurses to take time to look after themselves throughout the holiday period.

Emotional finale

Victoria Police's show and pipe bands received a standing ovation after what could be their final Latrobe Valley performance on Tuesday night.

We are covered

STREAMING movies, downloading music and internet browsing will be much quicker in Moe and Newborough after Telstra switched on 4G mobile coverage yesterday.

Local firie lends a hand

Traralgon Fire Brigade officer-in-charge Peter Lockwood travelled to the Philippines to help with relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.

Labor candidates installed

The Victorian Labor party has successfully installed two Melbourne-based candidates in the upper house seat of Eastern Region Victoria, despite extensive protest from Gippsland-based members.

Life after cancer

When Hannah O'Loughlin was hit with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis at just 25 years old, she was working as a beauty therapist at a Traralgon pharmacy, now she is following her dream career.

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