‘One hell of a challenge’
WHEN Moe fire fighter Matt van Tilburg took part in a punishing climb up the Eureka Tower stairwell for charity last year, he found himself performing the workout of a lifetime.
Balancing act for Chapmans
LIFE is a balancing act, and few are more aware of this than Yinnar's Chapman family.
Millions of lost dollars in the Latrobe Valley
ABOUT $3 million of "lost money" belonging to 5923 individuals and businesses in the Latrobe Valley area are waiting for their rightful owners to reclaim it.
‘Fly in fly out’ on the rise
THE absence of major construction projects in Gippsland is likely to see an increase in Latrobe Valley's skilled workers turning to 'fly in fly out' work, according the local employment networks and unions.
Speculations quashed
MONASH University Gippsland campus' outgoing Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Helen Bartlett has again quashed speculation the regional campus would separate from the Monash group.
A dairy good upgrade
THE completion of a $50 million upgrade to a Morwell dairy processing factory has helped it double production output, securing its place as Australia's largest non-milk dairy product facility.
Remembrance Day service times
Morwell RSL 10.45am; Moe RSL 11am; Traralgon RSL 10.30am; Boolarra RSL 10.45am; Trafalgar RSL 11am; Thorpdale RSL noon; Yallourn/Newborough RSL 11.11am; Glengarry 10.40am; No services in Yinnar or Tyers.
Farmers forgotten after flood
THE Victorian Farmers Federation is maintaining calls for State Government reimbursement to farmers impacted by the emergency drainage of water from the Yallourn mine, despite one farmer admitting he was "unlikely" to be compensated.
Council rates reviewed
LATROBE City council's recent announcement it would consider a rate differential system for 2013 coincides with the State Government move to regulate rate systems within councils.
Signs of business confidence
SIGNS of slightly improving business confidence in future economic activity across Victoria's regions have been welcomed by the state's peak employer body.
New data paints bleak picture
THE latest Census figures have confirmed unemployment rates in the Latrobe local government area are significantly higher than the state and national average at 7.9 per cent, compared to 5.4 and 5.6 per cent, respectively.
More funds needed
LATROBE Valley's key family violence service stakeholders have called for an urgent injection of government funds to respond to "soaring" reports of abuse in the region.
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A decade on: Year of the dogs, part one
FOOTBALL
MID GIPPSLAND
By LIAM DURKIN
YOU have to lose one to win one.
Sometimes, you even have to lose three.
Newborough Football-Netball Club put the demons of three...
