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‘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.

NBN rollout ‘ambushes’ community

A "COMMUNITY relations" visit by National Broadband Network Co to the Latrobe Valley on Friday backfired when it met with allegations of "ambushing" the region and "tearing (it) apart".

New mayor talks up Latrobe City

NEWLY-elected Latrobe City Mayor Sandy Kam loves a good conversation, and she intends on having many of these with the people of Latrobe community to find out their views and needs on how the Valley can be made "the best place".

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. 

The horrors of war

THE mental scars will never heal for Vietnam veteran Terry Blackford, but Sunday's Remembrance Day ceremony at Morwell Returned and Services League is a chance for him to acknowledge the nightmares of the past.

Claims cuts to impact on roads

VICROADS has denied claims Gippsland will be affected by State Government moves to halve road resurfacing funds and cut hundreds of VicRoads staff statewide.

Good results but resources stretched

THE Latrobe Valley's new Family Violence Unit has succeeded in pressuring courts to "recognise the seriousness of the issue", according to one of its founders.

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