Victorian Transport Association talks reducing road risk at Sale forum
Stefan Bradley
VICTORIAN Transport Association (VTA), representing the state’s freight and logistics industry, brought its free regional road safety forum back to Sale on July...
Maffra Municipal Band to perform ‘Winter Melodies’ at The Wedge
THE Maffra Municipal Band will perform 'Winter Melodies' at the Wedge Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, August 25.
From one band of 12 members, the...
Wellington Shire Council in Melbourne to advocates for regional infrastructure at state parliament
Wellington Shire Council recently met with State Minister for Planning, Sonya Kilkenny and Lily D'Ambrosio, Minister for Climate Action at Parliament House in Melbourne...
Victorian funding overhaul – hospital merges ruled out
Tom Hayes
THE state government has announced a $1.5 billion overhaul of the health sector, with the implications for Gippsland being assessed by local health...
Roadside drug testing has begun in Stratford
ROADSIDE drug testing began in Stratford on August 1.
Police will have their sights set on drug drivers after an expansion of the force's roadside...
Woodside Primary School receives funding for maintenance works
Woodside Primary School is receiving over $500,000 for maintenance works as part of the state government's Planned Maintenance Program.
The program's projects are chosen through...
John Leslie Art Prize finalists announced
GIPPSLAND Art Gallery says it is delighted to announce this year's finalists for the $30,000 John Leslie Art Prize for landscape painting.
A total of...
Celebrating International Lefthanders Day after local pushes for better teacher resources
Stefan Bradley
TODAY is International Lefthanders Day, which for Maffra West Upper resident Kate Axford is the perfect time to raise awareness about the challenges...
Hardwood driving durable eucalypt timber
Philip Hopkins
DURABLE eucalypt timbers are hard, strong and naturally resistant to decay, so can be used without any chemical treatment - and Gippsland farmland...
Grants for Wellington schools to be bushfire-ready
THE state government says it is making sure schools across Victoria, including in Wellington, are well-prepared for the upcoming bushfire season by providing grants...
All 12 Gippsland offshore wind projects given feasibility licences
Stefan Bradley
ALL 12 Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone projects originally announced by the federal government in May have now been granted feasibility licences following consultations...
Sale Show set to strike gold
THE theme for this year’s Sale Show is ‘Gippsland’s Goldfields’, the Sale and District Agricultural Society has announced.
A pavilion of goldfields-related displays is being...
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Looking back on the past year (2025)
December 2024:
A STORY that missed last year’s review, but deserves highlighting was the launch of Gippsland Jersey’s seventh Farming Conversations calendar championing mental health....
