Nesting bird disrupts phone service
A LITTLE birdie made itself at home, but at what cost to the communities of Loch Sport, Woodside and Golden Beach? Reliable Optus service,...
Study shows bird flight pathsthrough offshore wind zone
A WORLD-first study of birds migrating across Bass Strait has shown they travelled directly through zones earmarked for the federal government's two declared offshore...
Fire threat contained
HEAVY rain followed days of hot weather and bushfires across Wellington since Friday. At the time of print yesterday, no fires pose a major...
Apply now for council community grants
Applications are now open for the latest round of Community Assistance Grants (CAGs), offering funding between $2501 and $6000 to eligible not-for-profit community groups...
Local MPs gain roles in opposition reshuffle
GIPPSLAND state MPs Danny O'Brien and Melina Bath have gained new responsibilities in a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet, caused by the elevation of...
Frogs in the Gippsland Lakes caught ‘in the act’
IN great news for frogs in the Gippsland Lakes, researchers recording their first metamorph (young) green and golden bell frog and catching growling grass...
Bird of the month – January 2025: Channel-billed cuckoo
Another recent visitor to towns in East Gippsland is the channel-billed cuckoo, the largest parasitic cuckoo in the world. And like many cuckoos, it...
One year of Hazelwood battery
THE 150 megawatt battery installed by Engie at the old Hazelwood power station site has just had its first birthday - and the company...
Company charged after telehandler incident causes brain injury
WORKSAFE has charged a Wellington irrigation company after a worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a telehandler at a Yarram dairy...
Energy grants for local projects
Four organisations in Wellington Shire received a total of $978,285 in AusNet Energy Resilience Community Major Grants.
Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club received $302,385 for...
New emergency water trailer ready to roll
Gippsland Water has unveiled a new water trailer designed to support communities in times of emergency.
The trailer holds up to 2000 litres of drinking...
Clear fire access tracks: Bull
Having requested the "abysmal" condition of Rivermouth Rd, Eagle Point, be addressed prior to Christmas in parliament, state Member for Gippsland East Tim Bull...
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East Gippsland Winter Festival underway
The East Gippsland Winter Festival has officially launched, and the opening weekend was described as an epic celebration of community spirit, natural wonders and...
