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Call for ambo probe

THE State Government has been asked to investigate circumstances which led to an elderly Churchill man having to take his seriously ill wife to hospital late last year when an ambulance was not available.

Breaking the cycle

MONTHS ago Ray's home was a room he referred to as his "cell" in a local boarding house.

Bronto called into action

AFTER several months lying dormant at the Traralgon Country Fire Authority station, the 'Bronto' aerial platform finally swung into action on Tuesday evening.

The golden taste

INNOVATIVE ideas can come at the strangest of times.

Making a stand

RESIDENTS of Moe hoping to send a strong message about the Moe Activity Centre Plan to Latrobe City Council will hold a rally to "save" the town's future tomorrow.

Facing an ‘unmet need’

A DEMONSTRATION project aimed at easing the homelessness crisis facing Gippsland's mental health patients is at capacity and pushing for continued funding.

Raising awareness

WHEN Amanda Vosper's mother tested positive for Huntington's disease, which her grandmother died from, Ms Vosper had a choice.

More money owed as creditors meet

AS auditors work to explore the liquidity of embattled Gippsland business Macalister Constructions, a group of creditors have claimed the number of companies and individuals owed money is longer than the official list suggests.

No benefit from ‘ill advised’ cuts

FEARS State Government cuts to Victoria's training program VCAL could create a two-tier education system in low socio-economic regions like the Latrobe Valley will be raised with State Education Minister Martin Dixon soon.

Nightmare in paradise

WITH a two year-old child in their care, the last thing a group of seven friends from the Latrobe Valley camping in Paradise Valley near Heyfield wanted was to put themselves literally in the line of fire.

Hall: Unions overstepped

THE Australian Education Union and the Community and Public Sector Union have been accused of overstepping the mark after they directed members not to write student reports and to ban extra-curricular activities.

Inaugural forum welcomed

A "TERRIFIC exchange of information" was held between local industry and education training providers in Gippsland last week.

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