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Side by side through war

ANZAC DAY - Bharansher Rai will never forget the first time he marched in the Anzac Day parade at Moe.

‘Little reprieve’ for schools

Latrobe Valley's most disadvantaged schools have missed out on extra maintenance funds, despite a statewide maintenance audit funding parts of them were in "poor condition".

Rail corridor on radar

News construction of an additional rail line between Melbourne and Dandenong is still on the government's radar has been welcomed by Latrobe Valley's transport stakeholders.

A family tradition

ANZAC DAY - A family tradition will continue today, when Samantha Dragon walks the Anzac Day parade with her great-grandfather Reg Selwyn at Yinnar.

Tourists flock to Latrobe Valley

THE number of visitors to the Latrobe Valley has increased by 45 per cent in three years, according to the latest tourism statistics.

Be careful what you post

Post content on social media as if you are having a conversation with a stranger: Latrobe police community liaison officer Leading Senior Constable Brett Godden. 

Time to rethink: C4G

THE Committee for Gippsland has thrown its support behind a new, regionally focused university, claiming the region needs to "radically rethink" its approach to higher education.

Staff are important assets

A KEY union has urged Monash University Gippsland to resist the urge to make its staff "the easy option" for addressing looming revenue cuts.

Combet reaffirms compo

The Federal Government is digging in over its commitment to compensate Latrobe Valley's brown coal fired generators, amid increasing calls for the handouts to be dropped.

Teachers to resist performance regimes

Gippsland's leading education union representative has vowed to resist any moves by State Government to pressure Latrobe Valley schools into adopting tighter performance assessment regimes.

Shout out for support

A cooperative organisation's dream to bring jobs to Latrobe Valley and open a factory in Morwell is one step closer to fruition, but it needs community support to get there.

Time to digest agreement

More than 48 hours after the education union reached an in-principal pay agreement with the State Government last Wednesday, Latrobe Valley teachers were still cautious about celebrating the hard-fought milestone.

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