Rates notices with ESVF delivered
Victorian households and businesses have begun receiving council rates notices this month containing the new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) levy.
This new tax...
Twenty years of saving the Thomson
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) is celebrating 20 years of delivering water to keep the Thomson River alive, flowing and healthy.
After the devastation...
Support for Stratford business
The state government is supporting job creation and business development in former native timber industry communities with grants funded through the second round of...
AusNet apprenticeships
AusNet is supporting Victoria's energy future through a targeted investment in regional jobs, launching nine three-year distribution traineeships: six in regional Victoria and three...
Coastal area considered for petroleum exploration
A petroleum exploration licence may be offered for an area between Woodside and Seaspray.
The state government has received requests to open a tender process...
Upper house committee outlines climate risks
The risk that climate change poses to Victoria's built environment is "real and growing", according to a report tabled in state parliament last week...
Renewable energy zones coming our way
VicGrid has released more details of the proposed renewable energy zones (REZs) in Gippsland as part of the long-term strategic plan for the development...
Gippsland Line upgrade completed
After a lengthy spell of replacement coach services on the Gippsland Line, train services have now resumed, much to the relief of commuters.
The federal...
First look at Maffra’s new aged care facility
The state government has released designs for a new $69.7 million public aged care facility in Maffra.
The new state-of-the-art public sector residential aged care...
GCM expands communty group to 16
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) has expanded its Community Reference Group (CRG), with five new members joining to increase local representation for the Fingerboards Critical...
Maffra SES alpine training
The Maffra unit of the State Emergency Service (SES) recently conducted its annual alpine training weekend at the Snowy Plains, north of Licola.
This training...
Cluster saves money on mattresses
Five Gippsland health services are benefitting from the first clinical cluster tender conducted in the region for single-use patient air transfer mattresses.
The tender, which...