‘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.
Businesses’ blanket contribution
A COWWARR resident has found a way to give back to society by offering free dry-cleaning and sanitisation of donated blankets to Latrobe Valley families assisted by the Salvation Army.
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.
Family battles with mental illness
WHEN the phone rings at the home of one local family these days, it is enough to trigger anxiety in the household - such is the severity of the mental illness affecting the family's mother and grandmother, who tends to relentlessly phone them in a "very disturbed" state.
Widespread challenges
BALANCING the wishes of mentally ill people with the wishes of their families, while weighing up safety and risk factors and assessing community support sounds to be an overwhelming task.
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Deja vu for Morwell East, denied by North Gippsland
FOOTBALL/NETBALL
By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
IN Morwell East Football-Netball Club’s latest attempt to join North Gippsland Football-Netball League from Mid Gippsland FNL, the Hawks have again failed...
