From left: Federation University's Professor Andrew O'Loughlin, Regional Development Gippsland director Sara Rhodes-Ward, chief executive of the Latrobe Valley Authority Chris Buckingham, Minister Shing, CSIRO's Leif Lundin and Latrobe City Council Mayor Cr Kellie O'Callaghan. Photo: Zaida Glibanovic
In the close-knit Gippsland community, with its collection of small and medium rural towns, word travels fast. Through word-of-mouth recommendations alone, Awais Warriach while...