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Hunter gets support from visiting cyclists
THE Type 1 Challenge is a bike ride held annually to raise awareness and money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.The cyclists involved are...
Speeding driver tests positive for drugs after being stopped by police
A SPEEDING driver who returned a positive drug test was nabbed by police near Rosedale on Good Friday.About 9.30pm Wellington Highway Patrol officers intercepted...
Police continue search for missing campers
POLICE returned to Wonnangatta Valley last week to continue their search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.Members of police Search and Rescue...
Heyfield PS’s new building
STUDENTS at Heyfield now have bigger, better classrooms and school facilities to learn in.Heyfield Primary School's new $3.02 million modular school building, providing a...
Occupants of two vehicles escape serious injury
THE occupants of two vehicles involved in a collision near Sale Cemetery on Thursday afternoon all escaped serious injury.Police say the crash between a...
Scientists hop to it to save a special frog
GUIDED by a specialist team of threatened species scientists, Melbourne Zoo frog experts have ventured into the depths of Victoria's forests to collect tadpoles...
Providing spark to generator project
DRAC Mechanical transported their third and final acoustic generator enclosure from Traralgon to the new Barwon Prison expansion, near Geelong on March 30.The generators,...
Buoyant about bio-manufacturing
A new $3.8 million bio-manufacturing training centre at TAFE Gippsland's Yallourn campus was opened on March 29 to help develop emerging industries and diversify...
Healthy result for new training centre
The region's childcare and nursing industries were given a leg-up when a revamped Health and Early Childhood Training Centre was officially opened at TAFE...
Split decision: AGL announces plans to divide itself into two separate businesses
Energy giant AGL has not ruled out ramping down or "mothballing" its coal units to meet market demand and cutting worker overtime as part...
Rubeena race in perfect weather
"RACE the Rubeena", which was held on a perfect sunny autumn day on Sunday, has been declared an outstanding success.The event attracted 320 keen...
Poison mushroom warning
POISONOUS mushrooms have begun growing in Victoria following widespread recent rain and ideal growing conditions.Victoria's Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Angie Bone has issued...
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Paying tribute with Keegan O’Brien Millinery Award
It’s the same fashionable award with a new name to mark a legacy for much-loved Maffra local, the late Keegan O’Brien.
The millinery award for...
