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A story of a life well-lived

Morwell resident Pauline McClounan's life story has been told among the pages of musings in her recently published collection of poems.

Parker vows to fight for region

The local federal election campaign will see an 'old school scrapper' thrown into the fray, with trades union heavyweight John Parker announcing he will run as an independent for the seat of McMillan.

Impounded friends

Barks, howls and meows echoed through the series of cages as lost dogs and cats yearned to go home.

Re-claiming power

Latrobe City councillors hope new planning regulations will help strip property developers of their power to build high-density dwellings in quiet residential areas.

A sense of pride

Dance students, parents and teachers from around the region gathered for the 27th annual International Power Morwell Festival of Dance.

Time to step up: CFMEU

The union representing 75 locked-out Yallourn power station operators has called on alternative unions to "step up to the plate", after a return to enterprise bargaining negotiations this week ended without agreement.

Apprentices still out of work

Just 19 apprentices found ongoing employment through a jobs initiative, which ended on Sunday, falling well short of the target Regional Development Victoria set.

Uni name released

FEDERATION University Australia is the new entity that will represent Monash Gippsland and University of Ballarat's campuses from 1 January next year.

Work bans cause angst for students

WHILE Monash Gippsland campus staff union members have moved to defend work bans on releasing some students' semester results, numerous students are not impressed.

Electoral game-changer

The state seat of Morwell will be re-shaped to encompass Latrobe Valley's three major towns if proposed changes to electoral boundaries are adopted.

Sex abuse accused pleads guilty

A 21 year-old Morwell man has pleaded guilty to eight sexual offence charges involving five different children.

Pool proposal misses out

A BID for Federal Government funds to build a Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre in Traralgon has failed amid accusations "regional" money had been "siphoned off to city-based projects".

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