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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.

Water scams

Gippsland Water customers have been reminded to check identification following incidences of "bogus" operators claiming to represent the authority.

Campaign protests dental scheme axing

ONE of the country's leading oral health experts has called on the Latrobe Valley community to protest the imminent axing of a Medicare-funded dental scheme.

Statewide weapons amnesty begins

THE first firearms and weapons amnesty in more than two years has commenced, with a local police member urging members of the public with unregistered or prohibited weapons to hand them in without fears of prosecution.

CGCA washed out

Rain ruined the first day of the Energy Australia Yallourn Cup in Central Gippsland cricket with all matches washed out after only a few overs.

Investors keen for coal

CHINESE investors will be keen to access the Latrobe Valley's brown coal reserves when the State Government opens tenders for new coal allocations, possibly by the end of the year.

Trailer struck by train

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