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Better Transmission Gippsland responds to research on overhead lines

Overhead transmission lines are no longer a reliable option in the face of increasingly extreme weather, according to engineering research. The group pushing for transmission...

Turner & Australia exhibition launch attended by 350 people

AROUND 350 people attended the recent launch of the Turner & Australia exhibition at the Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale. Over the first weekend of...

Fingerboards mine area reduced

The area of the proposed Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project is more than a quarter smaller than when it was put forward four years ago. Released...

Major exhibition in East Gippsland celebrates Aboriginal art and culture

A NEW major exhibition is set to launch as East Gippsland Art Gallery and Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) collaborate for the...

Council’s 2025/26 budget adopted, but not without opposition

Wellington Shire councillors voted to adopt the council’s final 2025-26 budget on Tuesday night (June 17), following several amendments since the draft was tabled...

Extra $10k for rail trail in council budget

The Gippsland Plains Rail Trail committee requested $10,000 on top of Wellington Shire Council’s current funding contributions, which council has agreed to fund. Councillors voted...

Check timetable before travel – V/Line winter construction blitz begins

BRACE yourself. Weeks of V/Line replacement coaches for passengers on the Gippsland Line begin tomorrow (Thursday), so be sure to check the temporary timetables...

Traralgon Courthouse conversation on field surveyor Thomas Townsend

FRIENDS of the Traralgon Courthouse group is launching Courthouse Conversations featuring author Dr Peter Crowley, whose book on field surveyor Thomas Townsend tells a...

Cost of power grid works queried

THE total cost to households and business to upgrade Victoria's electricity grid to accommodate power from renewable sources will be more than the $4.3...

Health snapshots released: Gippsland PHN

GIPPSLAND Primary Health Network (Gippsland PHN) has released its local government area (LGA) 2025 snapshots, offering a detailed look at health and wellbeing across...

Flautist in Lakes Entrance

From Buckingham Palace to the Sydney Opera House, from Disney and Marvel to EMI: world-renowned flautist Joshua Batty is known for weaving magic through...

Reese Mastin to hit the Bundy stage

You know the name and you've heard the voice that never disappoints. Reece Mastin is coming to the Bundy Hall this Saturday night with a...

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Gippsland Woodcraft Group’s 40th anniversary

Gippsland Woodcraft Group celebrated 40 years of woodworking with an open day on June 7. Demonstrations including woodturning, carving, pyography, scrollsawing and fretsawing, gave visitors...