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Feds promise ‘seamless transition’

THE Federal Government has moved to ease fears local public dental waiting lists will blow out when a Medicare-funded dental scheme closes next month.

Concerns on edu investment

AN independent report showing the State Government leads the country in vocational education investment has been greeted cautiously by a local educator.

State Government ‘passes the buck’

APPREHENSION over the future of up to 70 Gippsland Department of Education workers has been raised in State Parliament, with State Opposition MPs blasting the government over its "unbelievable" response to the issue.

‘Institution’ to shut doors

THE Latrobe Valley will lose a "cherished piece" of its cultural landscape by the year's end, after the shock announcement PowerWorks was closing the doors to its Morwell visitor centre.

GippsAero’s wing lady takes off

TRARALGON'S Bette Rodgers will be sad to say goodbye to the place she literally called home for nearly two decades, GippsAero, when she retires at the end of October.

Status quo for CCG students

THE hundreds of Community College Gippsland students based in the Latrobe Valley are safe for now from the State Government's cuts to the vocational education and training sector.

Multicultural Gippslanders speak out

YOUTH issues and matters affecting the region's ageing population were discussed at the recent Victorian Multicultural Commission's community consultation program in Morwell.

Support group for Traralgon carers

THE Traralgon Carers Support Group aims to prevent carers from "getting burnt out" by hosting a regular social morning tea.

Girls’ Night In for mum

WHEN mother of five Lina Ellul was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 48, her daughters rallied behind her in support.

Assistance still available

THE Federal Government has confirmed a $200 million assistance package for regions hard hit by the carbon tax will remain open to the Latrobe Valley.

Yallourn mine water discharge continues

FLOODWATERS from the Yallourn open-cut mine will continue to pump into the Latrobe River for another 120 days.

Traditional good time

CLUB Astoria's 11th annual Oktoberfest celebration has been touted as a "beer-guzzling, potato pancake-munching success" with everybody having a "great time" despite the rainy weather.

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The day Morwell East marched the flag home

FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   PAST players from Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s last senior flag gathered at the weekend during the Hawks home bout against Foster. The...