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Power generator recovering

YALLOURN Power Station has successfully reinstated a third power generator this week, after boosting coal supplies from its water-logged mine.

Burning desire to lead

MOE'S Tara Paulson is prepared to dedicate her career to fighting fires, after the 24 year-old old recently won the Russell 'Toby' Williams encouragement award at the 76th annual Moe Country Fire Authority presentation evening.

Drainage problems swamp residents

LATROBE City Council will investigate preventable flood measures, after many homes were repeatedly inundated with water during the June floods.

Waiting for the right moment

WHAT initially started as a "passing hobby" soon developed into an ardent passion for photographer Matthew Fowler.

Community up in arms

CONCERNED Mirboo North and Callignee residents are feeling the pressure to protect their towns from being "annihilated" after two separate notices of applications for exploration licences were given by the same mining company.

Camp confusion stirs tourism

PIONEER Gippsland families like the Lees and the Polkinghornes, regard the historic gold mining town of Walhalla as a priceless part of their heritage, and they are furious about what they see as a campaign to banish them from their ancestral ground.

‘Inefficient’ budget adopted

LATROBE City Council's 2012/13 budget was adopted on Monday night, despite a councillor's fear of "inefficiencies".

Stem cell acceptance on the rise

PUBLIC acceptance of stem cell therapies has increased in recent years, with a renowned global expert believing Australians could be more accepting than Americans.

Exploring opportunities abroad

FOUR years ago Monash University Gippsland Pro Vice-Chancellor Helen Bartlett entered a campus poised for change.

Students trial new technology

A GIPPSLAND TAFE hopes to increase literacy and numeracy skills in students using mobile technology devices.

Re-gas price hike

With winter greeting the Latrobe Valley with some of its iciest mornings, Delhuntie Youth Camp in Trafalgar East wanted to make sure its young campers were as comfortable as realistically possible.

Innovate, advocate and improvise

In times of widespread business uncertainty, people need to innovate, advocate and improvise.

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