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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.

Ramping problems continue

There are claims new data on ambulance 'ramping' at Latrobe Regional Hospital are evidence of a "gridlocked" system.

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.

Taking in the sights

More than 50 cyclists took to the bikes last week, participating in a five-day trek to raise money for the vision impaired.

On the move

KOORIE elders from across the Latrobe Valley will no longer have to hire a bus for their regular trips and get-togethers, following support from the Traralgon South community.

Going with the beat

Almost 30 drummers congregated in an impromptu drumming circle in Morwell last week.

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