40 illegal fires on long weekend
PUBLIC land fire authorities are deeply disappointed by the behaviour of some Victorian campers on the Labour Day long weekend as many ignored weather...
Council beat – March 19 2024
THE final ordinary Wellington Shire Council meeting for March was held on Tuesday (March 19), running for 48 minutes with no apologies.
Dangerous gravel
BUNDALAGUAH local...
Farming family battling to protect Boisdale heritage from solar farm
ON Monday (March 18), a prominent Boisdale-Maffra farming family began an appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), challenging the Minister for...
Renewable planning to be accelerated by state government
THE state government is accelerating planning approvals for renewable projects as several energy experts have predicted that Victoria's wind energy will be more expensive...
Ian Bye to advice Mayoral Advisory Panel
WELLINGTON Shire Council Mayor, Ian Bye, representing One Gippsland, has been selected to serve on the state government's 2024 Local Government Mayoral Advisory Panel.
Cr...
Planned burned season underway
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) will take advantage of favourable weather and forest conditions across the state to keep Victoria safer from the threat...
VicForests to cease operations on June 30
VICFORESTS will cease operations on June 30, the end date was revealed last Wednesday during a court hearing involving VicForests and environmental group Wombat...
Regional airports such as Latrobe Regional Airport a priority for RCA
Stefan Bradley
LATROBE Regional Airport, along with other regional airports, should be front and centre of federal policy, Regional Capitals Australia said in its 2024...
Meta announcement a big blow to regional news, putting jobs at risk
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Andrew Schreyer
AUSTRALIA’S largest organisation of newspaper publishers has attacked the announcement by Meta that it will no longer negotiate deals with publishers once current...
Newry pipeline upgrade delivering up to 130 megalitres of water per day to farms
NEWRY’s newly completed upgrade of its irrigation pipeline allows up to 130 megalitres of water per day to be distributed to local farms, saving...
New Sale College should be State Budget top priority
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester says securing up to $40 million for a new Sale College is the highest education infrastructure priority in...
Podcast highlights how coercive control changes the face of family violence
A NEW Crime Stoppers podcast explores how coercive control is changing the way we look at traditional family violence.
Crime Stoppers Victoria has launched a...
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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...
