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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.

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.

Exploring opportunities abroad

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

Community missing out?

CLAIMS insufficient gambling profits are being invested back into the Moe community have been rejected by the Moe Racing Club.

Educator ‘on the right track’

IN her youth, Dr Margaret Plunkett's future appeared to be a foregone conclusion, but she surprised many when she chose to walk another path.

One man’s passion

Shane Gill found baseball by chance. "My parents divorced in 1987 and Dad moved to Churchill where they played this sport called baseball,"

Innovate, advocate and improvise

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

A passion for the Valley

A PASSION to assist Latrobe City in its transition to a low-carbon future has secured Traralgon's Julia Agostino a seat on a national trust.

Staying fresh and creative

SURROUNDED by paintings and sculptures, Dan Clancey is in his element as he looks back on his involvement with the Gippsland community.

Region’s future mapped

After more than a year of heightened calls for Latrobe Valley assistance, the State Government has delivered its official response, launching a much-anticipated 'roadmap' which will guide all future Victorian policy strategies and funding decisions in the region.

Our gate is locked

A groundswell of landholder rights activism has exploded across South Gippsland, in the face of possible mining operations encroaching on local farmland.

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Final VicGrid plan coming

By PHILIP HOPKINS   SUBMISSIONS on the state government's draft renewable energy zones (REZs) and transmission lines closed on Tuesday this week, but VicGrid's chief executive,...