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Gippsland agriculture and tourism to be boosted by new strategy

GIPPSLAND agritourism has been given a boost by a new strategy developed by Destination Gippsland and Food and Fibre Gippsland. The recently completed Towards 2030...

Free skin checks for Indigenous communities

IN the first initiative of its kind in Gippsland, members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities underwent free skin checks when a mobile...

Nourishing mind, body and brain for Dietitian’s Week

Australia is in a mental health crisis and that's why this year's Dietitian's Week theme is "Nourishing mind, body and brain". Dietitians Week 2024 runs...

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back now showing

The sequel to 2020’s Combat Wombat is now showing in Sale Cinema, with cheaper $12 tickets. Full of cute and not-so-cute Australian animals, this...

School crisis as staff overwhelmed and burned out

Zaida Glibanovic FEELING burn-out, overworked and overwhelmed is what education staff reported to the state education inquiry, while parents described harrowing accounts of misconduct to...

TV show set in the High Country now airing

Filmed and set in Victoria, the mystery series High Country has aired four of its eight-episode season on streaming platform Binge and Fox Showcase. High...

Kilmany rail bridge’s new milestone

VEHICLES took their inaugural journeys underneath the Kilmany Rail Bridge last month, marking another major milestone on the Princes Highway East Upgrade. On Friday, March...

GippsDairy Muster looks at tightening environment regulations

Philip Hopkins DIFFERENT wintering options for New Zealand dairy farmers in a world of tightening environment regulations due to water quality and climate policy, was...

A feast for the senses in East Gippsland this winter

A JAM-packed program of events celebrating East Gippsland's creative talents, local produce, culture, and natural environment is returning to the region this year, with...

Council: Don’t throw batteries away in kerbside bins

Wellington Shire Council is reinforcing batteries cannot be disposed of in kerbside bins under any circumstance, after a nationwide increase in battery-related fires in...

Vale to newspaper giant Bruce Ellen

MR Bruce Ellen, the managing director of the Latrobe Valley Express and Gippsland Times, passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. He...

Celebrating a Special Birthday

KATHLEEN Mary Amey sure was popular on her 102nd birthday. Kath received a visit from the Briagolong Bush Band, Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester,...

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Loch Sport home burns down, man escapes with serious injury

A LOCH Sport home burnt down on Thursday morning after a portable camping cooktop reportedly exploded in the kitchen. The incident on Kookaburra St occurred...