Competitor buys stores
THE severity of financial woes faced by the Dahlsens hardware store chain have become clearer this week, after a Tuesday announcement two Gippsland branches had been brought out by competitor Bunnings.
One day at a time
A MARRIED couple in their 60s have committed to run a marathon every day during 2013, fuelled only by raw food.
An unexpected journey
WHILE the film adaptation of The Hobbit continues to draw mixed reactions in theatres across the country, there have been few left un-dazzled by the film's special effects achievements.
On track to success
THE committee for a recently reopened walking trail which traverses parts of the Latrobe Valley recently received a national award.
Funds boost for adult learning
THREE local adult learning organisations have welcomed a much-needed funds boost of $115,000 in total from the State Government to carry out their programs.
Beds forced to close
LATROBE Valley patients are facing blowouts to elective surgery waiting lists this week, after Federal Government funding cuts to the Victorian hospital system have forced ongoing bed closures at Latrobe Regional Hospital.
Fire containment delayed
A FIRE at Morwell's Energy Brix briquette factory prior to Christmas took eight hours to bring under control, almost nine years to the day after fire gutted part of the factory in 2003.
Supporting Tassie firies
TWO Traralgon-based Department of Sustainability and Environment staff are among a team of nine Gippslanders who were deployed to Tasmania on Sunday for a five-day tour of duty to support Tasmanian firefighters.
Moe stoush escalates
MOE residents angered by a proposal to undertake a full review of the Moe Railway Revitalisation Project - Moe Activity Centre Plan have warned they will take their fight for the project to Canberra.
Hard work pays off
ALL Luisa Bomba ever wanted was to be a ballerina.
Price rise hits pocket
RISING fares for public transport could prove to be a devastating blow to sustainable futures.
Negotiations end
AN end to lengthy negotiations over the rights of disability workers has been vindicating for "determined" union members, according to the Health and Community Services Union.















