Election called for May 3
Erika Allen
The federal election has been called for May 3.
Anthony Albanese visited the governor general, Sam Mostyn, on Friday morning to dissolve the 47th...
COVID’s lasting impact on health system
Erika Allen
In March 2020, healthcare systems had to adapt rapidly as the first wave of COVID cases arrived. Hospitals, including Central Gippsland Health (CGH),...
LRH ‘disease detectives’ better equipped since pandemic
Gippsland is in a better position to manage and respond to infectious diseases five years after the declaration of the COVID pandemic, according to...
Shumski sentenced to six years in prison, possible early release
Spencer Shumski, the man who killed 38-year-old Clint Allen during a late-night altercation outside a local pub in 2023 has been sentenced to six...
Councillor pushes for underground transmission
Wellington Shire councillor Liz Foat has made a move to act on 'community preference' for underground transmission lines to carry electricity from Gippsland's offshore...
Tax cuts feature as budget handed down
WITH the federal election called for May 3, last Tuesday night's federal budget is seen as a taste of things to come during the...
Fire restrictions to end in parts of the South east
The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will officially end at 1am on Monday, April 7 in the Wellington Shire and other parts of south east...
Sale roundabout crash lands two injured women in hospital
Stefan Bradley
A collision between a truck and a car last Friday at a roundabout in Sale saw two people transported to hospital and traffic...
Gippsland Basin Joint Venture approves $350m gas project in Bass Strait
ESSO Australia's Gippsland Basin Joint Venture has approved a $350 million project in Bass Strait that will deliver gas supply to the east coast...
Local air base’s uniform policy to include 24 buttons
IN what many at RAAF Base West Sale are calling the most perplexing policy since 'Bring Your Dog to Work Fridays' (which lasted all...
Stratford library shuts temporarily
The Stratford Library will be temporarily closed for eight weeks from next Tuesday, April 1, until Friday, May 30, while it undergoes renovations.
Works will...
Strong demand for Swanlake Business Park
There has been strong demand for the commercial lots at the Swanlake Business Park development in North Sale, according to a real estate agency...
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Eight farms pass effluent test
Environment Protection Authority inspections of 43 dairy farms across three Gippsland municipalities, including Wellington Shire, have found just eight of them passed the test...
