Opportunities lost
FOR year 10 student Wymarah Morgan, Morwell's indigenous Woolum Bellum College taught her about family, indigenous culture, and gave her the belief there were genuine opportunities for her in the community.
Petrol siphoning rampant
A SPATE of petrol siphoning incidents in the Latrobe Valley have left residents out of pocket and fuming, with one Morwell resident, hampered by medical issues that make walking difficult, forced to get around on foot.
Govt ‘committed’ to towns’ reception issues
THE Federal Government has had a change of heart over "hopeless" digital television reception issues in the Boolarra, Yinnar and Churchill communities, stating it was now "committed" to finding an appropriate solution.
Feds promise ‘seamless transition’
THE Federal Government has moved to ease fears local public dental waiting lists will blow out when a Medicare-funded dental scheme closes next month.
Concerns on edu investment
AN independent report showing the State Government leads the country in vocational education investment has been greeted cautiously by a local educator.
State Government ‘passes the buck’
APPREHENSION over the future of up to 70 Gippsland Department of Education workers has been raised in State Parliament, with State Opposition MPs blasting the government over its "unbelievable" response to the issue.
‘Institution’ to shut doors
THE Latrobe Valley will lose a "cherished piece" of its cultural landscape by the year's end, after the shock announcement PowerWorks was closing the doors to its Morwell visitor centre.
GippsAero’s wing lady takes off
TRARALGON'S Bette Rodgers will be sad to say goodbye to the place she literally called home for nearly two decades, GippsAero, when she retires at the end of October.
Status quo for CCG students
THE hundreds of Community College Gippsland students based in the Latrobe Valley are safe for now from the State Government's cuts to the vocational education and training sector.
Multicultural Gippslanders speak out
YOUTH issues and matters affecting the region's ageing population were discussed at the recent Victorian Multicultural Commission's community consultation program in Morwell.
Support group for Traralgon carers
THE Traralgon Carers Support Group aims to prevent carers from "getting burnt out" by hosting a regular social morning tea.
Girls’ Night In for mum
WHEN mother of five Lina Ellul was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 48, her daughters rallied behind her in support.
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